FolderPicker FolderPicker FolderPicker FolderPicker FolderPicker Class

Definition

Namespace:: Windows.Storage.Pickers Windows.Storage.Pickers Windows.Storage.Pickers Windows.Storage.Pickers Windows.Storage.Pickers

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Represents a UI element that lets the user choose folders.

public : sealed class FolderPicker

struct winrt::Windows::Storage::Pickers::FolderPicker

public sealed class FolderPicker

Public NotInheritable Class FolderPicker

var folderPicker = new folderPicker();

Device family	Windows 10 (introduced v10.0.10240.0 - for Xbox, see UWP features that aren't yet supported on Xbox)
API contract	Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced v1)

To get started accessing files and folders file picker, see Open files and folders with a picker.

Windows version	SDK version	Value added
1903	18362	CreateForUser
1903	18362	User

Creates a new instance of a FolderPicker.

CommitButtonText CommitButtonText CommitButtonText CommitButtonText CommitButtonText	Gets or sets the label text of the folder picker's commit button.
ContinuationData ContinuationData ContinuationData ContinuationData ContinuationData	Gets a set of values to be populated by the app before a PickFolderAndContinue operation that deactivates the app in order to provide context when the app is activated. (Windows Phone 8.x app)
FileTypeFilter FileTypeFilter FileTypeFilter FileTypeFilter FileTypeFilter	Gets the collection of file types that the folder picker displays.
SettingsIdentifier SettingsIdentifier SettingsIdentifier SettingsIdentifier SettingsIdentifier	Gets or sets the settings identifier associated with the with the current FolderPicker instance.
SuggestedStartLocation SuggestedStartLocation SuggestedStartLocation SuggestedStartLocation SuggestedStartLocation	Gets or sets the initial location where the folder picker looks for folders to present to the user.
User User User User User	Gets info about the user for which the FolderPicker was created. Use this property for multi-user applications.
ViewMode ViewMode ViewMode ViewMode ViewMode	Gets or sets the view mode that the folder picker uses to display items.

CreateForUser(User) CreateForUser(User) CreateForUser(User) CreateForUser(User) CreateForUser(User)	Creates a FolderPicker that is scoped to the personal directory of the specified user. Use this method for multi-user applications.
PickFolderAndContinue() PickFolderAndContinue() PickFolderAndContinue() PickFolderAndContinue() PickFolderAndContinue()	Obsolete as of Windows 10; use PickSingleFolderAsync instead. Shows the file picker so that the user can pick a folder, deactivating and the app and reactivating it when the operation is complete. (Windows Phone 8.x app)
PickSingleFolderAsync() PickSingleFolderAsync() PickSingleFolderAsync() PickSingleFolderAsync() PickSingleFolderAsync()	Shows the folderPicker object so that the user can pick a folder. (UWP app) Note You must specify the FileTypeFilter before calling this method, or it will throw an exception. To list all folders, use "*" as the filter.