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How to retrieve the selected folder and selected path in the WinForms NavigationView?
Retrieve the selected folder and path
In NaviationView, you can retrieve the selected folder name and its path by using its SelectedBar and SelectedBars properties.
C#
string selectedPath = string.Empty;
//Gets the current selected bar
string selectedFolder = this.navigationView1.SelectedBar.Text;
//Gets the selected path
foreach (Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.Navigation.Bar item in this.navigationView1.SelectedBars)
{
selectedPath += item.Text + "\\";
}
VB
Dim selectedPath As String = String.Empty 'Gets the currently selected bar Dim selectedFolder As String = Me.navigationView1.SelectedBar.Text 'Gets the selected path For Each item As Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.Navigation.Bar In Me.navigationView1.SelectedBars selectedPath &= item.Text & "\" Next item
Figure 1: The selected folder name and selected path of the Selected bar.
Samples:
C#: https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/107258/ze/NavigationView-527470180
VB: https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/107258/ze/NavigationView_VB-7428156
