DirectoryInfo.Create Method

Source:

DirectoryInfo.cs

Source:

DirectoryInfo.cs

Source:

DirectoryInfo.cs

public:
 void Create();

public void Create ();

member this.Create : unit -> unit

Public Sub Create ()

Exceptions

Examples

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

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 );
   }

}

using System;
using System.IO;

class Test
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Specify the directories you want to manipulate.
        DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@"c:\MyDir");

        try
        {
            // Determine whether the directory exists.
            if (di.Exists)
            {
                // Indicate that it already exists.
                Console.WriteLine("That path exists already.");
                return;
            }

            // 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.ToString());
        }
        finally {}
    }
}

open System.IO

// Specify the directories you want to manipulate.
let di = DirectoryInfo @"c:\MyDir"

try
    // Determine whether the directory exists.
    if di.Exists then
        // Indicate that it already exists.
        printfn "That path exists already."
    else
        // Try to create the directory.
        di.Create()
        printfn "The directory was created successfully."

        // Delete the directory.
        di.Delete()
        printfn "The directory was deleted successfully."
with e ->
    printfn $"The process failed: {e}"

Imports System.IO

Public Class Test

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        ' Specify the directories you want to manipulate.
        Dim di As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo("c:\MyDir")
        Try
            ' Determine whether the directory exists.
            If di.Exists Then
                ' Indicate that it already exists.
                Console.WriteLine("That path exists already.")
                Return
            End If

            ' 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 e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString())
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

Any and all directories specified in path are created, unless some part of path is invalid. The path parameter specifies a directory path, not a file path. If the directory already exists, this method does nothing. If the directory did not exist before calling this method, then any cached attribute information about the directory will be flushed if the creation is successful.

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

See also

• File and Stream I/O
• How to: Read Text from a File
• How to: Write Text to a File

public:
 void Create(System::Security::AccessControl::DirectorySecurity ^ directorySecurity);

public void Create (System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity directorySecurity);

member this.Create : System.Security.AccessControl.DirectorySecurity -> unit

Public Sub Create (directorySecurity As DirectorySecurity)

Parameters

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example creates a new directory inside the user's temporary folder with the specified directory security attributes:

using System.IO;
using System.Security.AccessControl;
using System.Security.Principal;
namespace ConsoleApp
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            DirectorySecurity security = new DirectorySecurity();
            SecurityIdentifier identity = new SecurityIdentifier(WellKnownSidType.BuiltinUsersSid, null);
            FileSystemAccessRule accessRule = new FileSystemAccessRule(identity, FileSystemRights.FullControl, AccessControlType.Allow);
            security.AddAccessRule(accessRule);
            string path = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), "directoryToCreate");
            DirectoryInfo dirInfo = new DirectoryInfo(path);
            dirInfo.Create(security);
        }
    }
}

Remarks

Use this method overload to create a directory with access control, so there is no chance the directory can be accessed before security is applied.

If the directory already exists, this method does nothing.

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