CreateFolder Method

Creates a new folder.

Syntax

public String createFolder(String name, String parentId);

Remarks

Creates a new folder and returns the new folder's itemId as a string. Must call ListItems or GetItemInfo before the Items collection will be updated with the new folder. Name is the name of the folder. ParentId is the id of the parent folder to the newly-created folder.

Note that the string root may be used as a folder Id to represent the root folder, and the string home may be used as a folder Id to represent the home folder for the current user. Other special id's include:

• favorites
• allshared
• connectors
• box
• top

// Creates a folder named parentFolder in the home directory for the authenticated user
string parentId = shareFile.CreateFolder("parentFolder", "home");
// Creates a child folder in the parentFolder. 
string childId = shareFile.CreateFolder("childFolder", parentId);