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IsolatedStorageFile.MoveDirectory Method

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Moves a specified directory and its contents to a new location.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
<SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute> _
Public Sub MoveDirectory ( _
    sourceDirectoryName As String, _
    destinationDirectoryName As String _
)

[SecuritySafeCriticalAttribute]
public void MoveDirectory(
    string sourceDirectoryName,
    string destinationDirectoryName
)

Parameters

  • sourceDirectoryName
    Type: System.String
    The name of the directory to move.
  • destinationDirectoryName
    Type: System.String
    The path to the new location for sourceDirectoryName. This cannot be the path to an existing directory.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

sourceFileName or destinationFileName is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters defined by the Path.GetInvalidPathChars method.
ArgumentNullException

sourceFileName or destinationFileName is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
InvalidOperationException

The isolated store has been closed.
ObjectDisposedException

The isolated store has been disposed.
DirectoryNotFoundException

sourceDirectoryName does not exist.
IsolatedStorageException

The isolated store has been removed.

-or-

Isolated storage is disabled.

-or-

destinationDirectoryName already exists.

-or-

sourceDirectoryName and destinationDirectoryName refer to the same directory.

Remarks

sourceFileName and destinationFileName must specify different directory names.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.