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Added: v2.0.0
Status: Active
Last reviewed: 2018-05-03
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# Folder Create directive

Creates folders.

## Basic Usage

```html
<adf-toolbar>
    <button mat-icon-button
            [adf-create-folder]="documentList.currentFolderId"
            title="Title of the dialog"
            (success)="doSomething($event)">
            <mat-icon>create_new_folder</mat-icon>
    </button>
</adf-toolbar>

<adf-document-list #documentList ...>
 ...
</adf-document-list>
```

## Class members

### Properties

| Name | Type | Default value | Description |
| -- | -- | -- | -- |
| nodeType | `string` | "cm:folder" | Type of node to create. |
| adf-create-folder | `string` |  DEFAULT_FOLDER_PARENT_ID | Parent folder where the new folder will be located after creation. |
| title | `string` |  null | Title of folder creation dialog. |

### Events

| Name | Type | Description |
| -- | -- | -- |
| error | `EventEmitter<any>` | Emitted when an error occurs (eg, a folder with same name already exists). |
| success | `EventEmitter<MinimalNodeEntryEntity>` | Emitted when the folder is created successfully. |

## Details

Pass this directive the id of the parent folder where you want the new folder node to be created.
If no value is provided, the '-my-' alias is used.
This will open a Folder Dialog component to receive data for the new folder. If the data is valid
then the dialog will emit a `success` event when it closes.

## See also

- [Folder Edit directive](folder-edit.directive.md)