Class Directory

Class for managing directories

Inheritance

object

Directory

Inherited Members

object.ToString()

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

Namespace: System.IO

Assembly: System.IO.FileSystem.dll

Syntax

public static class Directory

Methods

CreateDirectory(string)

Creates directory with the provided path.

Declaration

public static void CreateDirectory(string path)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	path	Path and name of the directory to create.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
IOException	Path for creating the folder doesn't exist. This method does not create directories recursively.

Delete(string, bool)

Deletes directory from storage.

Declaration

public static void Delete(string path, bool recursive = false)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	path	Path to the directory to be removed.
bool	recursive	Parameter to be implemented.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
IOException	This method will throw DirectoryNotEmpty exception if folder is not empty.

Exists(string)

Determines whether the specified directory exists.

Declaration

public static bool Exists(string path)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	path	Path to the directory.

Returns

Type	Description
bool	True if directory under given path exists, otherwise it returns false.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	Path must be defined.
IOException	Invalid drive or path to the parent folder doesn't exist.

GetDirectories(string)

List directories from the specified folder.

Declaration

public static string[] GetDirectories(string path)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	path

Returns

Type	Description
string[]	When this method completes successfully, it returns an array of absolute paths to the subfolders in the specified directory.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
IOException	Logical drive or a directory under given path does not exist.

GetFiles(string)

List files from the specified folder.

Declaration

public static string[] GetFiles(string path)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	path	Path to the directory to list files from.

Returns

Type	Description
string[]	When this method completes successfully, it returns a array of paths of the files in the given folder.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
IOException	Logical drive or a directory under given path does not exist.

GetLastWriteTime(string)

Determines the time of the last write/modification to directory under given path.

Declaration

public static DateTime GetLastWriteTime(string path)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	path

Returns

Type	Description
DateTime	Time of the last write/modification.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
IOException	Logical drive or a directory under given path does not exist.

GetLogicalDrives()

Determines a list of available logical drives.

Declaration

public static string[] GetLogicalDrives()

Returns

Type	Description
string[]	String[] of available drives, ex. "D:\"

Move(string, string)

Moves directory from specified path to a new location.

Declaration

public static void Move(string sourcePath, string destinationPath)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	sourcePath	Name of directory to move. Absolute path.
string	destinationPath	New path and name for the directory.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
Exception	Source directory not existing or destination folder already existing.