FileSystemAclExtensions.CreateDirectory(DirectorySecurity, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.IO

Assembly:: System.IO.FileSystem.AccessControl.dll

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Creates a directory and returns it, ensuring it is created with the specified directory security. If the directory already exists, the existing directory is returned.

public:
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static System::IO::DirectoryInfo ^ CreateDirectory(System::Security::AccessControl::DirectorySecurity ^ directorySecurity, System::String ^ path);

public static System.IO.DirectoryInfo CreateDirectory (this System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity directorySecurity, string path);

static member CreateDirectory : System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity * string -> System.IO.DirectoryInfo

<Extension()>
Public Function CreateDirectory (directorySecurity As DirectorySecurity, path As String) As DirectoryInfo

Parameters

directorySecurity: DirectorySecurity

An object that determines the access control and audit security for the directory.

path: String

The path of the directory to create.

Returns

DirectoryInfo

A directory information object representing either a created directory with the provided security properties, or the existing directory.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

directorySecurity or path is null.

ArgumentException

path is empty.

DirectoryNotFoundException

Could not find a part of the path.

UnauthorizedAccessException

Access to the path is denied.

Remarks

This extension method was added to .NET Core to bring the functionality that was provided by the System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(System.String,System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity) .NET Framework method.

Applies to