Directory.CreateDirectory
Method
Definition
Overloads
| CreateDirectory(String) |
Creates all directories and subdirectories in the specified path unless they already exist. |
| CreateDirectory(String, DirectorySecurity) |
Creates all the directories in the specified path, unless the already exist, applying the specified Windows security. |
CreateDirectory(String)
Creates all directories and subdirectories in the specified path unless they already exist.
public static System.IO.DirectoryInfo CreateDirectory (string path);
- path
- String
The directory to create.
An object that represents the directory at the specified path. This object is returned regardless of whether a directory at the specified path already exists.
The caller does not have the required permission.
path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters. You can query for invalid characters by using the GetInvalidPathChars() method.
-or-
path is prefixed with, or contains, only a colon character (:).
path is null.
The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters and file names must be less than 260 characters.
The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
path contains a colon character (:) that is not part of a drive label ("C:\").
Examples
The following example creates and deletes the specified directory.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
int main()
{
// Specify the directory you want to manipulate.
String^ path = "c:\\MyDir";
try
{
// Determine whether the directory exists.
if ( Directory::Exists( path ) )
{
Console::WriteLine( "That path exists already." );
return 0;
}
// Try to create the directory.
DirectoryInfo^ di = Directory::CreateDirectory( path );
Console::WriteLine( "The directory was created successfully at {0}.", Directory::GetCreationTime( path ) );
// Delete the directory.
di->Delete();
Console::WriteLine( "The directory was deleted successfully." );
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "The process failed: {0}", e );
}
}
using System;
using System.IO;
class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
// Specify the directory you want to manipulate.
string path = @"c:\MyDir";
try
{
// Determine whether the directory exists.
if (Directory.Exists(path))
{
Console.WriteLine("That path exists already.");
return;
}
// Try to create the directory.
DirectoryInfo di = Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
Console.WriteLine("The directory was created successfully at {0}.", Directory.GetCreationTime(path));
// Delete the directory.
di.Delete();
Console.WriteLine("The directory was deleted successfully.");
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString());
}
finally {}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic
Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Specify the directory you want to manipulate.
Dim path As String = "c:\MyDir"
Try
' Determine whether the directory exists.
If Directory.Exists(path) Then
Console.WriteLine("That path exists already.")
Return
End If
' Try to create the directory.
Dim di As DirectoryInfo = Directory.CreateDirectory(path)
Console.WriteLine("The directory was created successfully at {0}.", Directory.GetCreationTime(path))
' Delete the directory.
di.Delete()
Console.WriteLine("The directory was deleted successfully.")
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}.", e.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
End Class
To create the directory C:\Users\User1\Public\Html when the current directory is C:\Users\User1, use any of the following calls to ensure that the backslash is interpreted properly.
In Visual Basic:
Directory.CreateDirectory("Public\Html")
Directory.CreateDirectory("\Users\User1\Public\Html")
Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\Users\User1\Public\Html")
In C#:
Directory.CreateDirectory("Public\\Html");
Directory.CreateDirectory("\\Users\\User1\\Public\\Html");
Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\\Users\\User1\\Public\\Html");
In C++:
Directory::CreateDirectory("Public\\Html");
Directory::CreateDirectory("\\Users\\User1\\Public\\Html");
Directory::CreateDirectory("c:\\Users\\User1\\Public\\Html");
Remarks
Any and all directories specified in path are created, unless they already exist or unless some part of path is invalid. If the directory already exists, this method does not create a new directory, but it returns a DirectoryInfo object for the existing directory.
The path parameter specifies a directory path, not a file path.
Trailing spaces are removed from the end of the path parameter before creating the directory.
You can create a directory on a remote computer, on a share that you have write access to. UNC paths are supported; for example, you can specify the following for path: \\2009\Archives\December in Visual Basic, and \\\\2009\\Archives\\December in C#.
Creating a directory with only the colon character (:) is not supported, and will cause a NotSupportedException to be thrown.
CreateDirectory(String, DirectorySecurity)
Creates all the directories in the specified path, unless the already exist, applying the specified Windows security.
public static System.IO.DirectoryInfo CreateDirectory (string path, System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity directorySecurity);
- path
- String
The directory to create.
- directorySecurity
- DirectorySecurity
The access control to apply to the directory.
An object that represents the directory at the specified path. This object is returned regardless of whether a directory at the specified path already exists.
The caller does not have the required permission.
path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters. You can query for invalid characters by using the GetInvalidPathChars() method.
-or-
path is prefixed with, or contains, only a colon character (:).
path is null.
The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters and file names must be less than 260 characters.
The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
path contains a colon character (:) that is not part of a drive label ("C:\").
Examples
The following example creates a new directory with access rules for two user accounts.
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.AccessControl;
namespace ConsoleApplication
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DirectorySecurity securityRules = new DirectorySecurity();
securityRules.AddAccessRule(new FileSystemAccessRule(@"Domain\account1", FileSystemRights.Read, AccessControlType.Allow));
securityRules.AddAccessRule(new FileSystemAccessRule(@"Domain\account2", FileSystemRights.FullControl, AccessControlType.Allow));
DirectoryInfo di = Directory.CreateDirectory(@"C:\destination\NewDirectory", securityRules);
}
}
}
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Security.AccessControl
Module Module1
Sub Main()
Dim securityRules As DirectorySecurity = New DirectorySecurity()
securityRules.AddAccessRule(New FileSystemAccessRule("Domain\account1", FileSystemRights.Read, AccessControlType.Allow))
securityRules.AddAccessRule(New FileSystemAccessRule("Domain\account2", FileSystemRights.FullControl, AccessControlType.Allow))
Dim di As DirectoryInfo = Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\destination\NewDirectory", securityRules)
End Sub
End Module
Remarks
Use this method overload to create a directory with access control, so there is no chance the directory can be accessed before security is applied.
Any and all directories specified in the path parameter are created, unless they already exist or unless some part of path is invalid. The path parameter specifies a directory path, not a file path. If the directory already exists, this method does not create a new directory, but it returns a DirectoryInfo object for the existing directory.
Trailing spaces are removed from the end of the path parameter before creating the directory.
You can create a directory on a remote computer, on a share that you have write access to. UNC paths are supported; for example, you can specify the following for path: \\2009\Archives\December in Visual Basic, and \\\\2009\\Archives\\December in C#.
Creating a directory with only the colon character (:) is not supported and causes a NotSupportedException to be thrown.