Create folder with properties

The following example shows you how to create a folder and set its properties in one atomic request (extended MKCOL, RFC 5689). Servers that support it report "extended-mkcol" in the compliance classes.

C# example

using System;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Independentsoft.Webdav;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static async Task Main(string[] args)
        {
            NetworkCredential credential = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");

            using (WebdavClient client = new WebdavClient(credential))
            {
                client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://myserver/dav/");

                ServerOptions options = await client.GetOptions("");

                if (!options.DavCompliance.Contains("extended-mkcol"))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("The server does not support extended MKCOL.");
                    return;
                }

                Property displayName = new Property(DavProperty.DisplayName, "Projects 2026");
                Property color = new Property(new PropertyName("color", "http://example.com/ns"), "blue");

                await client.CreateCollection("projects/", new[] { displayName, color });

                ResourceInfo folder = await client.GetResource("projects/");
                Console.WriteLine("Created " + folder.Name + ", display name: " + folder.DisplayName);
            }
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.Linq
Imports System.Net
Imports System.Threading.Tasks
Imports Independentsoft.Webdav

Namespace Sample
    Module Program
        Sub Main(args As String())
            RunAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult()
        End Sub

        Private Async Function RunAsync() As Task
            Dim credential As New NetworkCredential("username", "password")

            Using client As New WebdavClient(credential)
                client.BaseAddress = New Uri("https://myserver/dav/")

                Dim options As ServerOptions = Await client.GetOptions("")

                If Not options.DavCompliance.Contains("extended-mkcol") Then
                    Console.WriteLine("The server does not support extended MKCOL.")
                    Return
                End If

                Dim displayName As New [Property](DavProperty.DisplayName, "Projects 2026")
                Dim color As New [Property](New PropertyName("color", "http://example.com/ns"), "blue")

                Await client.CreateCollection("projects/", {displayName, color})

                Dim folder As ResourceInfo = Await client.GetResource("projects/")
                Console.WriteLine("Created " & folder.Name & ", display name: " & folder.DisplayName)
            End Using
        End Function
    End Module
End Namespace

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