FolderItem.Type property

Contains a string representation of the item's type.

This property is read-only.

Syntax

strType = FolderItem.Type

Property value

A variable of type BSTR that receives the item's type.

Examples

The following example uses Type to retrieve the item's type. Proper usage is shown for JScript, VBScript, and Visual Basic.

JScript:

<script language="JScript">
    function fnFolderItemTypeJ()
    {
        var objShell = new ActiveXObject("shell.application");
        var objFolder2;
        var ssfWINDOWS = 36;
        
        objFolder2 = objShell.NameSpace(ssfWINDOWS);
        if (objFolder2 != null)
        {
            var objFolderItem;
            
            objFolderItem = objFolder2.Self;
            if (objFolderItem != null)
            {
                var szReturn;
                
                szReturn = objFolderItem.Type;
                alert(szReturn);
            }
        }
    }
</script>

VBScript:

<script language="VBScript">
    function fnFolderItemTypeVB()
        dim objShell
        
        set objShell = CreateObject("shell.application")
        if (not objShell is nothing) then
            dim objFolder2
            dim ssfWINDOWS
                
            ssfWINDOWS = 36
            set objFolder2 = objShell.NameSpace(ssfWINDOWS)
            if (not objFolder2 is nothing) then
                dim objFolderItem
                        
                set objFolderItem = objFolder2.Self
                if (not objFolderItem is nothing) then
                    dim szReturn
                                
                    szReturn = objFolderItem.Type
                end if
                set objFolderItem = nothing
            end if
            set objFolder2 = nothing
        end if
        set objShell = nothing
    end function
 </script>

Visual Basic:

Private Sub fnFolderItemTypeVB()
    Dim objShell   As Shell
    Dim objFolder2 As Folder2
    Dim ssfWINDOWS As Long
    
    ssfWINDOWS = 36
    Set objShell = New Shell
    Set objFolder2 = objShell.NameSpace(ssfWINDOWS)
        If (Not objFolder2 Is Nothing) Then
            Dim objFolderItem As FolderItem
            
            Set objFolderItem = objFolder2.Self
                If (Not objFolderItem Is Nothing) Then
                    Dim szReturn As String
                    
                    szReturn = objFolderItem.Type
                Else
                    'FolderItem object returned nothing.
                End If
            Set objFolderItem = Nothing
        Else
            'Folder object returned nothing.
        End If
    Set objFolder2 = Nothing
    Set objShell = Nothing
End Sub

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server	Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header	Shldisp.h
IDL	Shldisp.idl
DLL	Shell32.dll (version 4.71 or later)