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IExplorerCommand interface (shobjidl_core.h)

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Exposes methods that get the command appearance, enumerate subcommands, or invoke the command.

Inheritance

The IExplorerCommand interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IExplorerCommand also has these types of members:

Methods

The IExplorerCommand interface has these methods.

 
IExplorerCommand::EnumSubCommands

Retrieves an enumerator for a command's subcommands.
IExplorerCommand::GetCanonicalName

Gets the GUID of a Windows Explorer command.
IExplorerCommand::GetFlags

Gets the flags associated with a Windows Explorer command.
IExplorerCommand::GetIcon

Gets an icon resource string of the icon associated with the specified Windows Explorer command item.
IExplorerCommand::GetState

Gets state information associated with a specified Windows Explorer command item.
IExplorerCommand::GetTitle

Gets the title text of the button or menu item that launches a specified Windows Explorer command item.
IExplorerCommand::GetToolTip

Gets the tooltip string associated with a specified Windows Explorer command item.
IExplorerCommand::Invoke

Invokes a Windows Explorer command.

Remarks

None of the methods of this interface should communicate with network resources. These methods are called on the UI thread, so communication with network resources could cause the UI to stop responding.

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Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header shobjidl_core.h (include Shobjidl.h)