Directory Class

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Exposes static methods for creating, moving, and enumerating through directories and subdirectories. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
  System.IO..::..Directory

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  System.IO (in System.IO.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Directory

public sealed class Directory

public ref class Directory sealed

[<Sealed>]
type Directory =  class end

public final class Directory

The Directory type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	CreateDirectory	Creates all directories and subdirectories in the specified path.
	Delete(String)	Deletes an empty directory from a specified path.
	Delete(String, Boolean)	Deletes the specified directory and, if indicated, any subdirectories and files in the directory.
	EnumerateDirectories	Returns an enumerable collection of directory names in a specified path.
	EnumerateFiles	Returns an enumerable collection of file names in a specified path.
	EnumerateFileSystemEntries	Returns an enumerable collection of file-system entries in a specified path.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Exists	Determines whether the given path refers to an existing directory on disk.
	GetCurrentDirectory	Gets the current working directory of the application.
	GetDirectories	Gets the names of subdirectories (including their paths) in the specified directory.
	GetFiles	Returns the names of files (including their paths) in the specified directory.
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	Move	Moves a file or a directory and its contents to a new location.
	SetCurrentDirectory	Sets the application's current working directory to the specified directory.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Remarks

Use the Directory class for typical operations such as copying, moving, renaming, creating, and deleting directories. You can also use the Directory class to get and set DateTime information related to the creation, access, and writing of a directory.

Because all Directory methods are static, it might be more efficient to use a Directory method rather than a corresponding DirectoryInfo instance method if you want to perform only one action. Most Directory methods require the path to the directory that you are manipulating.

The static methods of the Directory class perform security checks on all methods. If you are going to reuse an object several times, consider using the corresponding instance method of DirectoryInfo instead, because the security check will not always be necessary.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

System.IO Namespace