Get folder

The following example shows you how to retrieve folder properties.

C# example

using System;
using System.Net;
using Independentsoft.Exchange;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            NetworkCredential credential = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");
            Service service = new Service("https://myserver/ews/Exchange.asmx", credential);

            try
            {
                //Get all folder properties
                Folder inboxFolder1 = service.GetFolder(StandardFolder.Inbox);

                //Get only FolderId property of the Inbox folder
                Folder inboxFolder2 = service.GetFolder(StandardFolder.Inbox, ShapeType.Id);

                PropertyPathCollection propertyPaths = new PropertyPathCollection();
                propertyPaths.Add(FolderPropertyPath.DisplayName);
                propertyPaths.Add(FolderPropertyPath.FolderClass);
                propertyPaths.Add(FolderPropertyPath.Comment);

                //Get specified properties
                Folder inboxFolder3 = service.GetFolder(StandardFolder.Inbox, propertyPaths);
            }
            catch (ServiceRequestException ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.XmlMessage);
                Console.Read();
            }
            catch (WebException ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message);
                Console.Read();
            }
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.Net
Imports Independentsoft.Exchange

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

            Dim credential As New NetworkCredential("username", "password")
            Dim service As New Service("https://myserver/ews/Exchange.asmx", credential)

            Try

                'Get all folder properties 
                Dim inboxFolder1 As Folder = service.GetFolder(StandardFolder.Inbox)

                'Get only FolderId property of the Inbox folder 
                Dim inboxFolder2 As Folder = service.GetFolder(StandardFolder.Inbox, ShapeType.Id)

                Dim propertyPaths As New PropertyPathCollection()
                propertyPaths.Add(FolderPropertyPath.DisplayName)
                propertyPaths.Add(FolderPropertyPath.FolderClass)
                propertyPaths.Add(FolderPropertyPath.Comment)

                'Get specified properties 
                Dim inboxFolder3 As Folder = service.GetFolder(StandardFolder.Inbox, propertyPaths)

            Catch ex As ServiceRequestException
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message)
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.XmlMessage)
                Console.Read()
            Catch ex As WebException
                Console.WriteLine("Error: " + ex.Message)
                Console.Read()
            End Try

        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace