List all folders

The following example shows you how recursively get and list all folders.

C# example

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Independentsoft.Pst;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            PstFile file = new PstFile("c:\\testfolder\\Outlook.pst");

            using (file)
            {
                IList<Folder> folders = file.MailboxRoot.GetFolders(true);

                string parentFolder = file.MailboxRoot.DisplayName;

                Dictionary<long, string> parents = new Dictionary<long, string>();

                parents.Add(file.MailboxRoot.Id, parentFolder);

                for (int i = 0; i < folders.Count; i++)
                {
                    Folder currentFolder = folders[i];

                    parentFolder = (string)parents[currentFolder.ParentId];

                    string currentFolderPath = parentFolder + "\\" + currentFolder.DisplayName;
                    parents.Add(currentFolder.Id, currentFolderPath);

                    Console.WriteLine("Id: " + currentFolder.Id);
                    Console.WriteLine("Name: " + currentFolder.DisplayName);
                    Console.WriteLine("Type: " + currentFolder.ContainerClass);
                    Console.WriteLine("Item count: " + currentFolder.ItemCount);
                    Console.WriteLine("Path: " + currentFolderPath);
                    Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------");
                }
            }

            Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit.");
            Console.Read();
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports Independentsoft.Pst

Namespace Sample
    Class Module1
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

            Dim file As New PstFile("c:\testfolder\Outlook.pst")

            Using file
                Dim folders As IList(Of Folder) = file.MailboxRoot.GetFolders(True)

                Dim parentFolder As String = file.MailboxRoot.DisplayName

                Dim parents As New Dictionary(Of Long, String)()

                parents.Add(file.MailboxRoot.Id, parentFolder)

                For i As Integer = 0 To folders.Count - 1
                    Dim currentFolder As Folder = folders(i)

                    parentFolder = DirectCast(parents(currentFolder.ParentId), String)

                    Dim currentFolderPath As String = parentFolder & "\" & currentFolder.DisplayName
                    parents.Add(currentFolder.Id, currentFolderPath)

                    Console.WriteLine("Id: " & currentFolder.Id)
                    Console.WriteLine("Name: " & currentFolder.DisplayName)
                    Console.WriteLine("Type: " & currentFolder.ContainerClass)
                    Console.WriteLine("Item count: " & currentFolder.ItemCount)
                    Console.WriteLine("Path: " & currentFolderPath)
                    Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------")
                Next
            End Using

            Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER to exit.")
            Console.Read()

        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

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