System.Windows.Forms.DataFormats.SymbolicLink Field

Specifies the Windows symbolic link format, which Windows Forms does not directly use. This static field is read-only.

Syntax

public static readonly string SymbolicLink

Remarks

A symbolic link is a disk directory entry that takes the place of a directory entry for a file, but is actually a reference to a file in a different directory. A symbolic link is also called an alias, shortcut, soft link, or symlink.

This field is used by the System.Windows.Forms.IDataObject interface and the System.Windows.Forms.DataObject class to specify the data type.

When adding to an System.Windows.Forms.IDataObject or to an implementation of System.Windows.Forms.DataObject, use this field as the format for the IDataObject.SetData(string, bool, object) and DataObject.SetData(string, bool, object) methods.

To see if an object of this type exists, use this field as the format for the IDataObject.GetDataPresent(string, bool) and DataObject.GetDataPresent(Type) methods.

To get an object of this type, use this as the format for the IDataObject.GetData(string, bool) and DataObject.GetData(string, bool) methods.

Requirements

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0