CreateFolderType Class

Definition

Namespace:

ExchangeWebServices

Assembly:

EWS.dll

The CreateFolderType class represents a request to create a folder.

public ref class CreateFolderType : ExchangeWebServices::BaseRequestType

public class CreateFolderType : ExchangeWebServices.BaseRequestType

Public Class CreateFolderType
Inherits BaseRequestType

Inheritance

Object

BaseRequestType

CreateFolderType

Examples

The following example shows you how to create a set of folders in the Inbox. The example creates a regular folder, a contacts folder, and a tasks folder.

static void CreateFolder(ExchangeServiceBinding esb)
{
    // Identify the folders to create.
    FolderType folder1 = new FolderType();
    ContactsFolderType folder2 = new ContactsFolderType();
    TasksFolderType folder3 = new TasksFolderType();
    folder1.DisplayName = "MyNewRegularFolder";
    folder2.DisplayName = "MyNewContactsFolder";
    folder3.DisplayName = "MyNewTasksFolder";

    // Identify where the new folders are created.
    DistinguishedFolderIdType distFolder = new DistinguishedFolderIdType();
    distFolder.Id = DistinguishedFolderIdNameType.inbox;
    TargetFolderIdType targetID = new TargetFolderIdType();
    targetID.Item = distFolder;

    // Create the request.
    CreateFolderType <span class="label">createFolder</span> = new CreateFolderType();
<span class="label">createFolder</span>.Folders = new BaseFolderType[] { folder1, folder2, folder3 };
<span class="label">createFolder</span>.ParentFolderId = targetID;

    try
    {
        // Send the request and get the response.
        CreateFolderResponseType response = esb.CreateFolder(<span class="label">createFolder</span>);

        // Get the response messages.
        ResponseMessageType[] rmta = response.ResponseMessages.Items;

        foreach (ResponseMessageType responseMessage in rmta)
        {
            // Perform error checks in production code.
            FolderInfoResponseMessageType firmt = (responseMessage as FolderInfoResponseMessageType);
            BaseFolderType[] folders = firmt.Folders;

            foreach (BaseFolderType folder in folders)
            {
                if (folder is TasksFolderType)
                {
                    TasksFolderType tft = (folder as TasksFolderType);
                    //TODO: Handle the task folder.
                }

                else if (folder is CalendarFolderType)
                {
                    CalendarFolderType cft = (folder as CalendarFolderType);
                    // TODO: Handle the calendar folder.
                }

                else
                {
                    //TODO: Handle the SearchFolderType, ContactsFolderType, and FolderType folders.
                }
            }
        }
    }
    catch (Exception e)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
    }
}

Remarks

The CreateFolderType class is used to create tasks folders, search folders, contacts folders, calendar folders, and regular folders. New folders can be extended by using the ExtendedProperty property.

Note: The CreateFolderType class does not add managed folders to a mailbox. For information about how to add managed folders to a mailbox, see CreateManagedFolderRequestType, CreateManagedFolder operation, and Adding Managed Folders. For a sample that shows you how to implement managed folders, see Managed Folder Selector Sample

Constructors

CreateFolderType()

The CreateFolderType constructor initializes a new instance of the CreateFolderType class.

Properties

Folders	The Folders property gets or sets a set of folders to create in an Exchange database. This property gets or sets a set of FolderType, CalendarFolderType, ContactsFolderType, SearchFolderType, or TasksFolderType objects. This property is required. This is a read/write property.
ParentFolderId	The ParentFolderId property gets or sets the identifier of the folder that will contain the newly created folders. This property gets or sets a TargetFolderIdType, which can be a FolderIdType or DistinguishedFolderIdType object. This property is required. This is a read/write property.