FileExplorerAssistant Class

Allows you to create custom File and Folder Browsers. See this article for more information: Custom Browsers (FileExplorerAssistant Component).

Namespace : DevExpress.XtraDialogs

Assembly : DevExpress.XtraDialogs.v25.2.dll

NuGet Packages : DevExpress.Win.Dialogs, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

csharp

[DXLicenseWinFormsEditors]
public sealed class FileExplorerAssistant :
    Component,
    ISupportInitialize

<DXLicenseWinFormsEditors>
Public NotInheritable Class FileExplorerAssistant
    Inherits Component
    Implements ISupportInitialize

Remarks

The FileExplorerAssistant component manages three extensions applied to a DevExpress WinForms control to emulate the UI of File and Folder Browsers:

TreeList ExtensionApplied to the TreeList control to emulate the folder hierarchy browser.GridControl ExtensionApplied to GridControl to emulate the main content area of File and Folder browsers.BreadcrumbEdit ExtensionApplied to the BreadCrumbEdit control to emulate the editor that displays the path to the currently browsed file or folder.Preview Panel ExtensionIntegrates a preview pane that allows users tp preview Office-related documents (e.g., DOCX, XLSX, CSV), PDFs, HTML files, text files, and images.

See this article for more information: Custom Browsers (FileExplorerAssistant Component).

Inheritance

Object MarshalByRefObject Component FileExplorerAssistant