FileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo Method
Returns a DirectoryInfo object for the specified path.
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)
Parameters
- directory
- Type: System.String
String. Path of directory.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException |
The path is not valid for one of the following reasons: it is a zero-length string; it contains only white space; it contains invalid characters; or it is a device path (starts with \\.\). |
| ArgumentNullException |
directory is Nothing or an empty string. |
| PathTooLongException |
The path exceeds the system-defined maximum length. |
| NotSupportedException |
The directory path contains a colon (:) or is in an invalid format. |
| SecurityException |
The user lacks necessary permissions to view the path |
If the directory does not exist, an exception is not thrown until the first time a property on the DirectoryInfo object is accessed.
The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo method.
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To |
See |
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Determine when a directory was created |
How to: Determine a Directory's Creation Time in Visual Basic |
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Determine whether a directory is read-only |
How to: Determine if a Directory is Read-Only in Visual Basic |
This example gets a DirectoryInfo object for the directory C:\Documents and Settings and displays the directory's creation time, last access time, and last write time.
Dim getInfo = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo( My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyDocuments) MsgBox("The directory was created at " & getInfo.CreationTime) MsgBox("The directory was last accessed at " & getInfo.LastAccessTime) MsgBox("The directory was last written to at " & getInfo.LastWriteTime)
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FileIOPermission
Controls the ability to access files and folders. Associated enumeration: Unrestricted.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
