FileInfo::DirectoryName Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets a string representing the directory's full path.

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

Syntax

public:
property String^ DirectoryName {
	String^ get();
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

A string representing the directory's full path.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	null was passed in for the directory name.
PathTooLongException	The fully qualified path is 260 or more characters.
SecurityException	The caller does not have the required permission.

Remarks

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.

Examples

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

C++

String^ fileName = "C:\\TMP\\log.txt";
FileInfo^ fileInfo = gcnew FileInfo( fileName );
if (  !fileInfo->Exists )
{
   return;
}

Console::WriteLine( " {0} has a directoryName of {1}",
   fileName, fileInfo->DirectoryName );

Security

FileIOPermission

for reading files. Associated enumeration: System.Security.Permissions::FileIOPermissionAccess

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