TdxCustomShellListView Class

The base class for the Shell List View control.

Declaration

TdxCustomShellListView = class(
    TdxCustomListView,
    IDropTarget,
    IcxShellRoot
)

Remarks

The TdxCustomShellListView class has members that allow you to do the following:

Associate the Shell List View with other shell controls (GroupIndex).
Customize shell-related settings (ShellOptions).
Obtain the number of currently displayed shell items (FolderCount).
Access the displayed shell items (Folders).
Navigate to the parent shell item (BrowseParent).
Display any folder in the Shell List View control (Path and AbsolutePIDL).
Obtain a full PIDL identifier for a shell item in the currently displayed folder (GetItemAbsolutePIDL).
Prevent execution of applications associated with certain file types when a user opens a file (OnExecuteItem).
Configure shell root settings (ShellRoot).
Customize the thumbnail appearance (ThumbnailOptions).
Allow users to sort shell items (Sorting).
Forbid OLE drag-and-drop operations (AllowDragDrop).
Respond to external changes in Windows Shell (OnShellChange).
Sort content of the displayed shell item (Sort).
Navigate to a folder by its identifier (AbsolutePIDL).
Track shell navigation operations (OnBeforeNavigation, OnAfterNavigation, and OnCurrentFolderChanged).
Implement a custom sorting algorithm for shell items (OnCompare).
Respond to a sort operation (OnSortCompleted).
Refresh the displayed shell content (UpdateContent).
Manage selection in the Shell List View control (MultiSelect, SelectAll, and ClearSelection).
Prevent certain shell items from appearing in the Shell List View control (OnAddFolder).
Obtain paths to selected shell items (SelectedFilePaths).
Customize the Shell List View control’s appearance (ViewStyle, ViewStyleIcon, ViewStyleList, ViewStyleReport, and ViewStyleSmallIcon).
Respond to display mode changes (OnViewChanged).