C# 5.0 Programmer's Reference

834 ❘ Appendix S Filesystem Classes
Shell32.Shell
Shell32.Shell is an interface for working with the Windows shell. It enables you to interact with
virtual objects representing such things as the recycle bin.
To use Shell32.Shell, first add a reference to “Microsoft Shell Controls And Automation” on
the Reference Manager’s COM tab. To make using the Shell class easier, add the following using
directive to the program.
using Shell32;
Now you can use code similar to the following to enumerate the files in the recycle bin.
const int RECYCLE_BIN_NAMESPACE = 10;
Shell shell = new Shell();
Folder bin = shell.NameSpace(RECYCLE_BIN_NAMESPACE);
// List the files.
foreach (FolderItem item in bin.Items())
{
Console.WriteLine(item.Name + "\n
}
" + item.Path);
This code creates a new Shell object and uses that object’s NameSpace method to get a Folder
object representing the recycle bin. It then loops through the items returned by the Folder’s Items
method, displaying each item’s name and path.
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