FileInfo.DirectoryName Property

To get the parent directory as a DirectoryInfo object, use the Directory property.

When first called, FileInfo calls Refresh and caches information about the file. On subsequent calls, you must call Refresh to get the latest copy of the information.

The following example retrieves the full path of the specified file.

string   fileName = @"C:\TMP\log.txt";
FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(fileName);
if (!fileInfo.Exists)
{
    return;
}

Console.WriteLine("{0} has a directoryName of {1}",
    fileName, fileInfo.DirectoryName);
/* This code produces output similar to the following,
 * though actual results may vary by machine:
 *
 * C:\TMP\log.txt has a directory name of C:\TMP
 */

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

• FileIOPermission  

  for reading files. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess.PathDiscovery

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

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