Launcher.LaunchFolderPathAsync Method
Definition
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Overloads
| LaunchFolderPathAsync(String) |
Launches File Explorer and displays the contents of the specified folder. |
| LaunchFolderPathAsync(String, FolderLauncherOptions) |
Launches File Explorer with the specified options and displays the contents of the specified folder. |
LaunchFolderPathAsync(String)
Launches File Explorer and displays the contents of the specified folder.
public:
static IAsyncOperation<bool> ^ LaunchFolderPathAsync(Platform::String ^ path);/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("LaunchFolderPathAsync")]
static IAsyncOperation<bool> LaunchFolderPathAsync(winrt::hstring const& path);[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("LaunchFolderPathAsync")]
public static IAsyncOperation<bool> LaunchFolderPathAsync(string path);function launchFolderPathAsync(path)Public Shared Function LaunchFolderPathAsync (path As String) As IAsyncOperation(Of Boolean)Parameters
- path
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String
Platform::String
winrt::hstring
A filepath to the folder to open.
Returns
The result of the operation.
- Attributes
Windows requirements
| Device family |
Windows 10, version 1809 (introduced in 10.0.17763.0)
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| API contract |
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v7.0)
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Remarks
This API must be called from within an ASTA thread (also known as a UI thread). This API does not require the calling app to have access to the folder being launched. This API will fail if the path does not point to a folder, or the user does not have access to that folder.
See also
Applies to
LaunchFolderPathAsync(String, FolderLauncherOptions)
Launches File Explorer with the specified options and displays the contents of the specified folder.
public:
static IAsyncOperation<bool> ^ LaunchFolderPathAsync(Platform::String ^ path, FolderLauncherOptions ^ options);/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("LaunchFolderPathWithOptionsAsync")]
static IAsyncOperation<bool> LaunchFolderPathAsync(winrt::hstring const& path, FolderLauncherOptions const& options);[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("LaunchFolderPathWithOptionsAsync")]
public static IAsyncOperation<bool> LaunchFolderPathAsync(string path, FolderLauncherOptions options);function launchFolderPathAsync(path, options)Public Shared Function LaunchFolderPathAsync (path As String, options As FolderLauncherOptions) As IAsyncOperation(Of Boolean)Parameters
- path
-
String
Platform::String
winrt::hstring
A filepath to the folder to open.
- options
- FolderLauncherOptions
Options that specify the amount of screen space that File Explorer fills, and the list of items to select in the specified folder.
Returns
The result of the operation.
- Attributes
Windows requirements
| Device family |
Windows 10, version 1809 (introduced in 10.0.17763.0)
|
| API contract |
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v7.0)
|
Remarks
This API must be called from within an ASTA thread (also known as a UI thread). This API does not require the calling app to have access to the folder being launched. This API will fail if the path does not point to a folder, or the user does not have access to that folder.