/// <summary> /// Obtains system folder icon</summary> /// <param name="size">Specifies large or small icons</param> /// <param name="folderType">Specifies open or closed FolderType</param> /// <returns>System folder icon</returns> public static Icon GetFolderIcon(IconSize size, FolderType folderType) { // Need to add size check, although errors generated at present! uint flags = Shell32.SHGFI_ICON | Shell32.SHGFI_USEFILEATTRIBUTES; if (FolderType.Open == folderType) { flags += Shell32.SHGFI_OPENICON; } if (IconSize.Small == size) { flags += Shell32.SHGFI_SMALLICON; } else { flags += Shell32.SHGFI_LARGEICON; } // Get the folder icon Shell32.SHFILEINFO shfi = new Shell32.SHFILEINFO(); // Flag SHGFI_USEFILEATTRIBUTES prevents SHGetFileInfo() from attempting // to access the path specified by the first argument. However, passing // some sort of non-null string is still required, or the call will fail. Shell32.SHGetFileInfo("C:\\Windows", Shell32.FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, ref shfi, (uint)System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.SizeOf(shfi), flags); Icon.FromHandle(shfi.hIcon); // Load the icon from an HICON handle // Now clone the icon, so that it can be successfully stored in an ImageList Icon icon = (Icon)Icon.FromHandle(shfi.hIcon).Clone(); User32.DestroyIcon(shfi.hIcon); // Cleanup return(icon); }