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How to retrieve the selected folder and selected path in the WinForms NavigationView?
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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
