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FOLDERFLAGS enumeration (shobjidl_core.h)

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A set of flags that specify folder view options. The flags are independent of each other and can be used in any combination.

Syntax

typedef enum FOLDERFLAGS {
  FWF_NONE = 0,
  FWF_AUTOARRANGE = 0x1,
  FWF_ABBREVIATEDNAMES = 0x2,
  FWF_SNAPTOGRID = 0x4,
  FWF_OWNERDATA = 0x8,
  FWF_BESTFITWINDOW = 0x10,
  FWF_DESKTOP = 0x20,
  FWF_SINGLESEL = 0x40,
  FWF_NOSUBFOLDERS = 0x80,
  FWF_TRANSPARENT = 0x100,
  FWF_NOCLIENTEDGE = 0x200,
  FWF_NOSCROLL = 0x400,
  FWF_ALIGNLEFT = 0x800,
  FWF_NOICONS = 0x1000,
  FWF_SHOWSELALWAYS = 0x2000,
  FWF_NOVISIBLE = 0x4000,
  FWF_SINGLECLICKACTIVATE = 0x8000,
  FWF_NOWEBVIEW = 0x10000,
  FWF_HIDEFILENAMES = 0x20000,
  FWF_CHECKSELECT = 0x40000,
  FWF_NOENUMREFRESH = 0x80000,
  FWF_NOGROUPING = 0x100000,
  FWF_FULLROWSELECT = 0x200000,
  FWF_NOFILTERS = 0x400000,
  FWF_NOCOLUMNHEADER = 0x800000,
  FWF_NOHEADERINALLVIEWS = 0x1000000,
  FWF_EXTENDEDTILES = 0x2000000,
  FWF_TRICHECKSELECT = 0x4000000,
  FWF_AUTOCHECKSELECT = 0x8000000,
  FWF_NOBROWSERVIEWSTATE = 0x10000000,
  FWF_SUBSETGROUPS = 0x20000000,
  FWF_USESEARCHFOLDER = 0x40000000,
  FWF_ALLOWRTLREADING = 0x80000000
} ;

Constants

 
FWF_NONE
Value: 0
0x00000000. Windows 7 and later. No special view options.
FWF_AUTOARRANGE
Value: 0x1
0x00000001. Automatically arrange the elements in the view. This implies LVS_AUTOARRANGE if the list-view control is used to implement the view.
FWF_ABBREVIATEDNAMES
Value: 0x2
0x00000002. Not supported.
FWF_SNAPTOGRID
Value: 0x4
0x00000004. Not supported.
FWF_OWNERDATA
Value: 0x8
0x00000008. Not supported.
FWF_BESTFITWINDOW
Value: 0x10
0x00000010. Not supported.
FWF_DESKTOP
Value: 0x20
0x00000020. Make the folder behave like the desktop. This value applies only to the desktop and is not used for typical Shell folders. This flag implies FWF_NOCLIENTEDGE and FWF_NOSCROLL.
FWF_SINGLESEL
Value: 0x40
0x00000040. Do not allow more than a single item to be selected. This is used in the common dialog boxes.
FWF_NOSUBFOLDERS
Value: 0x80
0x00000080. Do not show subfolders.
FWF_TRANSPARENT
Value: 0x100
0x00000100. Draw transparently. This is used only for the desktop.
FWF_NOCLIENTEDGE
Value: 0x200
0x00000200. Not supported.
FWF_NOSCROLL
Value: 0x400
0x00000400. Do not add scroll bars. This is used only for the desktop.
FWF_ALIGNLEFT
Value: 0x800
0x00000800. The view should be left-aligned. This implies LVS_ALIGNLEFT if the list-view control is used to implement the view.
FWF_NOICONS
Value: 0x1000
0x00001000. The view should not display icons.
FWF_SHOWSELALWAYS
Value: 0x2000
0x00002000. This flag is deprecated as of Windows XP and has no effect. Always show the selection.
FWF_NOVISIBLE
Value: 0x4000
0x00004000. Not supported.
FWF_SINGLECLICKACTIVATE
Value: 0x8000
0x00008000. Not supported.
FWF_NOWEBVIEW
Value: 0x10000
0x00010000. The view should not be shown as a web view.
FWF_HIDEFILENAMES
Value: 0x20000
0x00020000. The view should not display file names.
FWF_CHECKSELECT
Value: 0x40000
0x00040000. Turns on the check mode for the view.
FWF_NOENUMREFRESH
Value: 0x80000
0x00080000. Windows Vista and later. Do not re-enumerate the view (or drop the current contents of the view) when the view is refreshed.
FWF_NOGROUPING
Value: 0x100000
0x00100000. Windows Vista and later. Do not allow grouping in the view
FWF_FULLROWSELECT
Value: 0x200000
0x00200000. Windows Vista and later. When an item is selected, the item and all its sub-items are highlighted.
FWF_NOFILTERS
Value: 0x400000
0x00400000. Windows Vista and later. Do not display filters in the view.
FWF_NOCOLUMNHEADER
Value: 0x800000
0x00800000. Windows Vista and later. Do not display a column header in the view in any view mode.
FWF_NOHEADERINALLVIEWS
Value: 0x1000000
0x01000000. Windows Vista and later. Only show the column header in details view mode.
FWF_EXTENDEDTILES
Value: 0x2000000
0x02000000. Windows Vista and later. When the view is in "tile view mode" the layout of a single item should be extended to the width of the view.
FWF_TRICHECKSELECT
Value: 0x4000000
0x04000000. Windows Vista and later. Not supported.
FWF_AUTOCHECKSELECT
Value: 0x8000000
0x08000000. Windows Vista and later. Items can be selected using checkboxes.
FWF_NOBROWSERVIEWSTATE
Value: 0x10000000
0x10000000. Windows Vista and later. The view should not save view state in the browser.
FWF_SUBSETGROUPS
Value: 0x20000000
0x20000000. Windows Vista and later. The view should list the number of items displayed in each group. To be used with IFolderView2::SetGroupSubsetCount.
FWF_USESEARCHFOLDER
Value: 0x40000000
0x40000000. Windows Vista and later. Use the search folder for stacking and searching.
FWF_ALLOWRTLREADING
Value: 0x80000000
(int)0x80000000. Windows Vista and later. Ensure right-to-left reading layout in a right-to-left system. Without this flag, the view displays strings from left-to-right both on systems set to left-to-right and right-to-left reading layout, which ensures that file names display correctly.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP, Windows 7 [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]
Header shobjidl_core.h (include Shobjidl.h)