Class FileType

Namespace

ZeroInstall.DesktopIntegration.Windows

Assembly

ZeroInstall.DesktopIntegration.dll

Contains control logic for applying FileType and FileType on Windows systems.

public static class FileType

Inheritance

object

FileType

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Fields

RegSubKeyOpenWith

The registry subkey containing "open with" ProgID references.

public const string RegSubKeyOpenWith = "OpenWithProgIDs"

Field Value

string

RegValueContentType

The registry value name for MIME type storage.

public const string RegValueContentType = "Content Type"

Field Value

string

RegValueFriendlyName

The registry value name for friendly type name storage.

public const string RegValueFriendlyName = "FriendlyTypeName"

Field Value

string

RegValuePerceivedType

The registry value name for perceived type storage.

public const string RegValuePerceivedType = "PerceivedType"

Field Value

string

Methods

Register(FeedTarget, FileType, IIconStore, bool, bool)

Registers a file type in the current system.

public static void Register(FeedTarget target, FileType fileType, IIconStore iconStore, bool machineWide, bool accessPoint = false)

Parameters

target FeedTarget

The application being integrated.

fileType FileType

The file type to register.

iconStore IIconStore

Stores icon files downloaded from the web as local files.

machineWide bool

Register the file type machine-wide instead of just for the current user.

accessPoint bool

Indicates that the file associations shall become default handlers for their respective types.

Exceptions

OperationCanceledException

The user canceled the task.

IOException

A problem occurred while writing to the filesystem or registry.

WebException

A problem occurred while downloading additional data (such as icons).

UnauthorizedAccessException

Write access to the filesystem or registry is not permitted.

Unregister(FileType, bool, bool)

Unregisters a file type in the current system.

public static void Unregister(FileType fileType, bool machineWide, bool accessPoint = false)

Parameters

fileType FileType

The file type to remove.

machineWide bool

Unregister the file type machine-wide instead of just for the current user.

accessPoint bool

Indicates that the file associations were default handlers for their respective types.

Exceptions

IOException

A problem occurred while writing to the filesystem or registry.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Write access to the filesystem or registry is not permitted.