I often need to display a list of files to the user, say, as a result of a search query.
Typically I describe my own simple DataTemplate for FileInfo
. But I'm lazy to re-implement all the Explorer's functionality: the Views, Sorting, Context Menus and drag&drop.
I feel like the problem is common and someone has already assembled a good library for this purpose.
Have you checked Windows API CodePack it had some WPF sample with explore functionality.
Windows Api Code Pack comes with a user control (ExplorerBrowser) which you can use directly in your application.
You may look over controls in Shell MegaPack: this FolderView control and this FileView control.
Or look over this article and control.