IShellFolder::GetAttributesOf  135NRHD

[Now Supported on Windows NT]

Retrieves the attributes of one or more file objects or subfolders.

HRESULT GetAttributesOf(

    UINT cidl,

// Number of file objects

    LPCITEMIDLIST *apidl,

// Pointer to array of pointers to ITEMIDLIST structures

    ULONG *rgfInOut

// Address of value containing attributes of the file objects

   );

 

 

Parameters

cidl

Number of file objects to get the attributes of.

apidl

Pointer to an array of pointers to ITEMIDLIST16GUB2N structures, each of which uniquely identifies a file object relative to the parent folder. Each ITEMIDLIST structure must contain exactly one SHITEMIDK1L.AQ structure followed by a terminating zero.

rgfInOut

Address of a ULONG value that specifies the common (logically AND ed) attributes of specified file objects.

 

Return Values

Returns NOERROR if successful or an OLE-defined error value otherwise.

Remarks

The following tables list the attribute flags that may be returned by this method. File object attributes include capability flags, display attributes, contents flags, and miscellaneous attributes.

A file object s capability flags may include zero or more of the following values:

SFGAO_CANCOPY

The specified file objects or folders can be copied (same value as the DROPEFFECT_COPY flag).

SFGAO_CANDELETE

The specified file objects or folders can be deleted.

SFGAO_CANLINK

It is possible to create shortcuts for the specified file objects or folders (same value as the DROPEFFECT_LINK flag).

SFGAO_CANMOVE

The specified file objects or folders can be moved (same value as the DROPEFFECT_MOVE flag).

SFGAO_CANRENAME

The specified file objects or folders can be renamed.

SFGAO_CAPABILITYMASK

Mask for the capability flags.

SFGAO_DROPTARGET

The specified file objects or folders are drop targets.

SFGAO_HASPROPSHEET

The specified file objects or folders have property sheets.

 

A file object s display attributes may include zero or more of the following values:

SFGAO_DISPLAYATTRMASK

Mask for the display attributes.

SFGAO_GHOSTED

The specified file objects or folders should be displayed using a ghosted icon.

SFGAO_LINK

The specified file objects are shortcuts.

SFGAO_READONLY

The specified file objects or folders are read-only.

SFGAO_SHARE

The specified folders are shared.

 

A file object s contents flags may include zero or more of the following values:

SFGAO_CONTENTSMASK

Mask for the contents attributes.

SFGAO_HASSUBFOLDER

The specified folders have subfolders (and are, therefore, expandable in the left pane of Windows Explorer).

 

A file object may have zero or more of the following miscellaneous attributes:

SFGAO_FILESYSTEM

The specified folders or file objects are part of the file system (that is, they are files, directories, or root directories).

SFGAO_FILESYSANCESTOR

The specified folders contain one or more file system folders.

SFGAO_FOLDER

The specified items are folders.

SFGAO_REMOVABLE

The specified file objects or folders are on removable media.

SFGAO_VALIDATE

Validate cached information.

 

Remarks

You can optimize this operation by not returning unspecified flags.

See Also

IShellFolder, ITEMIDLIST, SHITEMID