/// <summary>
/// Gets the display name for a given <see cref="IdList"/> based PIDL.
/// </summary>
/// <returns>the display name as string</returns>
public static string GetPidlDisplayName(IdList item)
{
IntPtr pidl = PidlManager.IdListToPidl(item);
try
{
return(PidlManager.GetPidlDisplayName(pidl));
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pidl);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a <see cref="IdList"/> formated PIDL representation
/// into a path (parse name) representation 'C:\'.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="idList"></param>
/// <param name="pathType"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string GetPathFromPIDL(IdList idList, TypOfPath pathType)
{
IntPtr pidl = PidlManager.IdListToPidl(idList);
try
{
return(PidlManager.GetPathFromPIDL(pidl, pathType));
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pidl);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a given FULL <see cref="IdList"/> based PIDL into a name
/// (display name or parse name etc).
///
/// A Pidl is considered FULL if it can be resolved
/// underneath the desktop root item. That is, a relativeChild PIDL
/// from another parent (eg.: C: drive) cannot be resolved here and
/// results in null being returned.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="idListPidl"></param>
/// <param name="parseOption"></param>
/// <returns>Returns the requested string or null if <paramref name="idListPidl"/>
/// cannot be resolved underneath the Desktop root item.</returns>
public static string IdListFullToName(IdList idListPidl, SHGDNF parseOption)
{
using (var desktopShellFolder = new ShellFolderDesktop())
{
IntPtr pidl = default(IntPtr);
try
{
pidl = PidlManager.IdListToPidl(idListPidl);
if (pidl != default(IntPtr))
{
string parseName = desktopShellFolder.GetShellFolderName(pidl, parseOption);
return(parseName);
}
}
finally
{
Marshal.FreeCoTaskMem(pidl);
}
}
return(null);
}
