Directory Methods
.NET Framework 4.5
The Directory type exposes the following members.
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CreateDirectory(String) | Creates all directories and subdirectories in the specified path. |
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CreateDirectory(String, DirectorySecurity) | Creates all the directories in the specified path, applying the specified Windows security. |
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Delete(String) | Deletes an empty directory from a specified path. |
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Delete(String, Boolean) | Deletes the specified directory and, if indicated, any subdirectories and files in the directory. |
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EnumerateDirectories(String) | Returns an enumerable collection of directory names in a specified path. |
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EnumerateDirectories(String, String) | Returns an enumerable collection of directory names that match a search pattern in a specified path. |
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EnumerateDirectories(String, String, SearchOption) | Returns an enumerable collection of directory names that match a search pattern in a specified path, and optionally searches subdirectories. |
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EnumerateFiles(String) | Returns an enumerable collection of file names in a specified path. |
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EnumerateFiles(String, String) | Returns an enumerable collection of file names that match a search pattern in a specified path. |
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EnumerateFiles(String, String, SearchOption) | Returns an enumerable collection of file names that match a search pattern in a specified path, and optionally searches subdirectories. |
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EnumerateFileSystemEntries(String) | Returns an enumerable collection of file-system entries in a specified path. |
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EnumerateFileSystemEntries(String, String) | Returns an enumerable collection of file-system entries that match a search pattern in a specified path. |
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EnumerateFileSystemEntries(String, String, SearchOption) | Returns an enumerable collection of file names and directory names that match a search pattern in a specified path, and optionally searches subdirectories. |
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Exists | Determines whether the given path refers to an existing directory on disk. |
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GetAccessControl(String) | Gets a DirectorySecurity object that encapsulates the access control list (ACL) entries for a specified directory. |
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GetAccessControl(String, AccessControlSections) | Gets a DirectorySecurity object that encapsulates the specified type of access control list (ACL) entries for a specified directory. |
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GetCreationTime | Gets the creation date and time of a directory. |
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GetCreationTimeUtc | Gets the creation date and time, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format, of a directory. |
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GetCurrentDirectory | Gets the current working directory of the application. |
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GetDirectories(String) | Gets the names of subdirectories (including their paths) in the specified directory. |
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GetDirectories(String, String) | Gets the names of subdirectories (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the current directory. |
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GetDirectories(String, String, SearchOption) | Gets the names of the subdirectories (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the current directory, and optionally searches subdirectories. |
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GetDirectoryRoot | Returns the volume information, root information, or both for the specified path. |
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GetFiles(String) | Returns the names of files (including their paths) in the specified directory. |
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GetFiles(String, String) | Returns the names of files (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the specified directory. |
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GetFiles(String, String, SearchOption) | Returns the names of files (including their paths) that match the specified search pattern in the specified directory, using a value to determine whether to search subdirectories. |
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GetFileSystemEntries(String) | Returns the names of all files and subdirectories in the specified directory. |
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GetFileSystemEntries(String, String) | Returns an array of file system entries that match the specified search criteria. |
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GetFileSystemEntries(String, String, SearchOption) | Gets an array of all the file names and directory names that match a search pattern in a specified path, and optionally searches subdirectories. |
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GetLastAccessTime | Returns the date and time the specified file or directory was last accessed. |
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GetLastAccessTimeUtc | Returns the date and time, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format, that the specified file or directory was last accessed. |
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GetLastWriteTime | Returns the date and time the specified file or directory was last written to. |
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GetLastWriteTimeUtc | Returns the date and time, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format, that the specified file or directory was last written to. |
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GetLogicalDrives | Retrieves the names of the logical drives on this computer in the form "<drive letter>:\". |
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GetParent | Retrieves the parent directory of the specified path, including both absolute and relative paths. |
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Move | Moves a file or a directory and its contents to a new location. |
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SetAccessControl | Applies access control list (ACL) entries described by a DirectorySecurity object to the specified directory. |
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SetCreationTime | Sets the creation date and time for the specified file or directory. |
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SetCreationTimeUtc | Sets the creation date and time, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format, for the specified file or directory. |
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SetCurrentDirectory | Sets the application's current working directory to the specified directory. |
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SetLastAccessTime | Sets the date and time the specified file or directory was last accessed. |
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SetLastAccessTimeUtc | Sets the date and time, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format, that the specified file or directory was last accessed. |
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SetLastWriteTime | Sets the date and time a directory was last written to. |
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SetLastWriteTimeUtc | Sets the date and time, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) format, that a directory was last written to. |