DirectoryNotFoundException Class
The exception that is thrown when part of a file or directory cannot be found.
For a list of all members of this type, see DirectoryNotFoundException Members.
System.Object
System.Exception
System.SystemException
System.IO.IOException
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException
[Visual Basic] <Serializable> Public Class DirectoryNotFoundException Inherits IOException [C#] [Serializable] public class DirectoryNotFoundException : IOException [C++] [Serializable] public __gc class DirectoryNotFoundException : public IOException [JScript] public Serializable class DirectoryNotFoundException extends IOException
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.
Remarks
DirectoryNotFoundException uses the HRESULT COR_E_DIRECTORYNOTFOUND which has the value 0x80070003. Note that DirectoryNotFoundException is also thrown when COM interop programs see the HRESULT STG_E_PATHNOTFOUND, which has the value 0x80030003.
Requirements
Namespace: System.IO
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework
Assembly: Mscorlib (in Mscorlib.dll)
See Also
DirectoryNotFoundException Members | System.IO Namespace | Exception | Handling and Throwing Exceptions | Working with I/O | Reading Text from a File | Writing Text to a File