DirectoryInfo::Create Method ()

.NET Framework (current version)

Creates a directory.

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

Syntax

public:
void Create()

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
IOException	The directory cannot be created.

Remarks

If the directory already exists, this method does nothing.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I-O Tasks.

Examples

The following example checks whether a specified directory exists, creates the directory if it does not exist, and deletes the directory.

C++

using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
int main()
{

   // Specify the directories you want to manipulate.
   DirectoryInfo^ di = gcnew DirectoryInfo( "c:\\MyDir" );
   try
   {

      // Determine whether the directory exists.
      if ( di->Exists )
      {

         // Indicate that it already exists.
         Console::WriteLine( "That path exists already." );
         return 0;
      }

      // Try to create the directory.
      di->Create();
      Console::WriteLine( "The directory was created successfully." );

      // Delete the directory.
      di->Delete();
      Console::WriteLine( "The directory was deleted successfully." );
   }
   catch ( Exception^ e ) 
   {
      Console::WriteLine( "The process failed: {0}", e );
   }

}

Security

FileIOPermission

for writing files. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess::Write

Version Information

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 10
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0