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Class RadOpenFolderDialog

Represents a folder browser dialog component that allows users to select one or more folders from the file system. This dialog provides advanced folder navigation capabilities with multi-selection support and configurable editing options for folder operations.

Inheritance
System.Object
FileDialogComponentBase
RadOpenFolderDialog
Inherited Members
FileDialogComponentBase.ShowDialog()
FileDialogComponentBase.ShowDialog(IWin32Window)
FileDialogComponentBase.OpenFileInternal(FileMode, FileAccess)
FileDialogComponentBase.DialogForm
FileDialogComponentBase.FileName
FileDialogComponentBase.ShowNetworkLocations
FileDialogComponentBase.InitialDirectory
FileDialogComponentBase.RestoreDirectory
FileDialogComponentBase.CustomPlaces
FileDialogComponentBase.ExpandToCurrentDirectory
FileDialogComponentBase.ShowHiddenFiles
FileDialogComponentBase.InitialSelectedLayout
FileDialogComponentBase.DirectoryRequesting
FileDialogComponentBase.DirectoryNavigating
FileDialogComponentBase.ShellContextMenuOpening
FileDialogComponentBase.ExceptionRaised
Namespace: Telerik.WinControls.UI
Assembly: Telerik.WinControls.UI.dll

Syntax

public class RadOpenFolderDialog : FileDialogComponentBase, IMultiSelectable, IMultiFilesSelectable

Constructors

RadOpenFolderDialog()

Initializes a new instance of the RadOpenFolderDialog class with default settings and creates the underlying folder dialog form for user interaction.

Declaration
public RadOpenFolderDialog()

Properties

EditingOptions

Gets or sets the editing options that determine how files and folders in the ExplorerControl can be modified, including operations like rename, delete, and create. Note that shell context menu and drag-and-drop operations are handled separately.

Declaration
public EditingOptions EditingOptions { get; set; }
Property Value
EditingOptions

FileNames

Gets a collection of full file paths for all currently selected files and folders in the dialog, providing complete path information for the selected items.

Declaration
public IEnumerable<string> FileNames { get; }
Property Value
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.String>

Implements
IMultiFilesSelectable.FileNames

MultiSelect

Gets or sets a value indicating whether multiple folders can be selected simultaneously in the dialog. When enabled, users can select multiple folders using standard multi-selection techniques.

Declaration
public bool MultiSelect { get; set; }
Property Value
System.Boolean

Implements
IMultiSelectable.MultiSelect

OpenFolderDialogForm

Gets the underlying RadOpenFolderDialogForm that provides the visual interface and functionality for the folder selection dialog.

Declaration
public RadOpenFolderDialogForm OpenFolderDialogForm { get; }
Property Value
RadOpenFolderDialogForm

OpenFolderDialogViewModel

Gets the view model that manages the data and business logic for the open folder dialog, providing access to the underlying folder selection and navigation functionality.

Declaration
public OpenFolderDialogViewModel OpenFolderDialogViewModel { get; }
Property Value
OpenFolderDialogViewModel

SafeFileNames

Gets a collection of file names without path information for all currently selected files and folders in the dialog, providing only the name portion of the selected items.

Declaration
public IEnumerable<string> SafeFileNames { get; }
Property Value
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.String>

Implements
IMultiFilesSelectable.SafeFileNames

Methods

CreateFileDialogForm()

Creates and returns a new instance of the file dialog form that provides the visual interface for folder selection operations.

Declaration
protected override FileDialogFormBase CreateFileDialogForm()
Returns
FileDialogFormBase

A new RadOpenFolderDialogForm instance configured for folder selection.

Overrides
FileDialogComponentBase.CreateFileDialogForm()

Explicit Interface Implementations

IMultiSelectable.SelectedFileSystemInfoWrappers

Gets the collection of selected file system information wrappers that provide detailed metadata about the selected folders and files, enabling advanced file system operations and property access.

Declaration
ObservableCollection<FileSystemInfoWrapper> IMultiSelectable.SelectedFileSystemInfoWrappers { get; }
Returns
System.Collections.ObjectModel.ObservableCollection<FileSystemInfoWrapper>

Implements
IMultiSelectable.SelectedFileSystemInfoWrappers

Extension Methods

SvgExtentions.Traverse<T>(T, Func<T, IEnumerable<T>>)
SvgExtentions.TraverseDepthFirst<T>(T, Func<T, IEnumerable<T>>)
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