Change the parent of a folder

This example demonstrates how to change the folder parent by specifying the folder and the new parent:

C#
using Telerik.Sitefinity.Modules.Libraries;

namespace Telerik.Sitefinity.Documentation.CodeSnippets.DevGuide.SitefinityEssentials.Modules.MediaModules.Folders.ManagingFolders
{
    public partial class FoldersSnippets
    {
        public static void ChangeFolderParent()
        {
            //gets an isntance of the LibrariesManager
            var manager = LibrariesManager.GetManager();

            //creates an image album
            var imagesAlbum = manager.CreateAlbum();
            imagesAlbum.Title = "ImageAlbumTitle1";
            manager.SaveChanges();

            //creates a folder under the album
            var folder = manager.CreateFolder(imagesAlbum);
            var folderId = folder.Id;
            folder.Title = "ChildFolderTitle1";

            //creates another folder under the album
            var newParent = manager.CreateFolder(imagesAlbum);
            var newParentId = newParent.Id;
            newParent.Title = "FolderTitle";
            manager.SaveChanges();

            //changes the parent of the folder
            manager.ChangeFolderParent(folder, newParent);
        }
    }
}

In this example, you create an album first by CreateAlbum method of LibrariesManager. For more information, see Create image libraries. Then, you create two folders under the album by using the CreateFolder method and the album as a parameter. For more information, see Create folders inside libraries.
Finally, you change the parent of the first folder to become the other folder instead of the album. This is achieved by the ChangeFolderParent method where the first parameter is the folder and the second is the new parent of the folder.

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