/// <summary>
/// Returns a known folder given its shell namespace parsing name, such as
/// <c>::{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}</c> for the Recycle Bin.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parsingName">The parsing name (or path) for the requested known folder.</param>
/// <returns>A known folder representing the specified name.</returns>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">Thrown if the given parsing name is invalid.</exception>
public static IKnownFolder FromParsingName(string parsingName)
{
if (parsingName == null)
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("parsingName");
}
IntPtr pidl = IntPtr.Zero;
IntPtr pidl2 = IntPtr.Zero;
try
{
pidl = ShellHelper.PidlFromParsingName(parsingName);
if (pidl == IntPtr.Zero)
{
throw new ArgumentException(LocalizedMessages.KnownFolderParsingName, "parsingName");
}
// It's probably a special folder, try to get it
IKnownFolderNative knownFolderNative = KnownFolderHelper.FromPIDL(pidl);
if (knownFolderNative != null)
{
IKnownFolder kf = KnownFolderHelper.GetKnownFolder(knownFolderNative);
if (kf == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException(LocalizedMessages.KnownFolderParsingName, "parsingName");
}
return(kf);
}
// No physical storage was found for this known folder
// We'll try again with a different name
// try one more time with a trailing \0
pidl2 = ShellHelper.PidlFromParsingName(parsingName.PadRight(1, '\0'));
if (pidl2 == IntPtr.Zero)
{
throw new ArgumentException(LocalizedMessages.KnownFolderParsingName, "parsingName");
}
IKnownFolder kf2 = KnownFolderHelper.GetKnownFolder(KnownFolderHelper.FromPIDL(pidl));
if (kf2 == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException(LocalizedMessages.KnownFolderParsingName, "parsingName");
}
return(kf2);
}
finally
{
ShellNativeMethods.ILFree(pidl);
ShellNativeMethods.ILFree(pidl2);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the known folder given its canonical name.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="canonicalName">A non-localized canonical name for the known folder, such as MyComputer.</param>
/// <returns>A known folder representing the specified name.</returns>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">Thrown if the given canonical name is invalid or if the KnownFolder could not be created.</exception>
public static IKnownFolder FromCanonicalName(string canonicalName)
{
IKnownFolderNative knownFolderNative;
IKnownFolderManager knownFolderManager = (IKnownFolderManager) new KnownFolderManagerClass();
knownFolderManager.GetFolderByName(canonicalName, out knownFolderNative);
IKnownFolder kf = KnownFolderHelper.GetKnownFolder(knownFolderNative);
if (kf == null)
{
throw new ArgumentException(LocalizedMessages.ShellInvalidCanonicalName, "canonicalName");
}
return(kf);
}