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Last modified Sun, 15th Jun 2019.
You find this example project in your MBS Xojo Plugin download as a Xojo project file within the examples folder: /Util/FolderItem ItemsSorted
Download this example: FolderItem ItemsSorted.zip
Project "FolderItem ItemsSorted.xojo_binary_project"
Class App Inherits Application
Const kEditClear = "&Delete"
Const kFileQuit = "&Quit"
Const kFileQuitShortcut = ""
End Class
Class Window1 Inherits Window
EventHandler Sub Open()
Dim folder As FolderItem = SpecialFolder.Desktop
Dim ItemsSorted() As FolderItem = folder.TrueItemsSorted(False)
Break
End EventHandler
End Class
MenuBar MainMenuBar
MenuItem FileMenu = "&File"
MenuItem FileQuit = "#App.kFileQuit"
MenuItem EditMenu = "&Edit"
MenuItem EditUndo = "&Undo"
MenuItem EditSeparator1 = "-"
MenuItem EditCut = "Cu&t"
MenuItem EditCopy = "&Copy"
MenuItem EditPaste = "&Paste"
MenuItem EditClear = "#App.kEditClear"
MenuItem EditSeparator2 = "-"
MenuItem EditSelectAll = "Select &All"
End MenuBar
Module Module1
Function Items(extends f as FolderItem, IncludeInvisible as Boolean = true) As FolderItem()
// return all items in a folder
// resoloves aliases or links
// optionally filters hidden files
Dim items() As FolderItem
Dim c As Integer = f.Count
For i As Integer = 1 To c
Dim item As FolderItem = f.Item(i)
If item <> Nil Then
If IncludeInvisible Or item.Visible Then
items.Append item
end if
End If
Next
Return items
End Function
Function ItemsSorted(extends f as FolderItem, IncludeInvisible as Boolean = true) As FolderItem()
// return all items in a folder ordered by display name
// resoloves aliases or links
// optionally filters hidden files
Dim items() As FolderItem
dim names() As string
Dim c As Integer = f.Count
For i As Integer = 1 To c
Dim item As FolderItem = f.Item(i)
If item <> Nil Then
If IncludeInvisible Or item.Visible Then
items.Append item
names.Append item.DisplayName
end if
End If
Next
names.SortWith items
Return items
End Function
Function TrueItems(extends f as FolderItem, IncludeInvisible as Boolean = true) As FolderItem()
// return all true items in a folder
// does not resolove aliases or links
// optionally filters hidden files
Dim items() As FolderItem
Dim c As Integer = f.Count
For i As Integer = 1 To c
Dim item As FolderItem = f.TrueItem(i)
if item <> nil then
If IncludeInvisible Or item.Visible Then
items.Append item
end if
end if
Next
Return items
End Function
Function TrueItemsSorted(extends f as FolderItem, IncludeInvisible as Boolean = true) As FolderItem()
// return all true items in a folder ordered by display name
// does not resolove aliases or links
// optionally filters hidden files
Dim items() As FolderItem
dim names() As string
Dim c As Integer = f.Count
For i As Integer = 1 To c
Dim item As FolderItem = f.TrueItem(i)
If item <> Nil Then
If IncludeInvisible Or item.Visible Then
items.Append item
names.Append item.DisplayName
end if
End If
Next
names.SortWith items
Return items
End Function
End Module
End Project
Download this example: FolderItem ItemsSorted.zip
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