ShellFolderView.SelectedItems method

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05/12/2021

Gets a FolderItems object that represents all of the selected items in the view.

Syntax

retVal = ShellFolderView.SelectedItems()

Parameters

This method has no parameters.

Return value

Type: FolderItems**

An object reference to the FolderItems object.

Remarks

SelectedItems can only be called on the local system. It will not work when run on a webpage over HTTP or UNC.

Examples

The following example shows the proper use of this method in JScript embedded in HTML.

<html>
<head>
<title></title>

<script language="JavaScript">
    function fnShellFolderViewSelectedItemsJ()
    {
        var objFolderItems;
        
        objFolderItems = WebOC.Document.SelectedItems();
        if (objFolderItems != null)
        {
            alert("Got FolderItems object.");
        }
    }
    
    function fnLoad()
    {
        var webOC;
        
        webOC = document.all("WebOC");
        webOC.Navigate("C:\\");
    }
</script>

</head>
<body onload="fnLoad()">
<object id="WebOC" 
        classid="clsid:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2"
        width=400
        height=400>
</object>
<br><br>
<INPUT id=SelectedItems 
       type=button 
       value=SelectedItems 
       name=SelectedItems 
       onclick="fnShellFolderViewSelectedItemsJ()">
</body>
</html>

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)