Directory Property
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FileInfo.Directory Property

[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]

Gets an instance of the parent directory.

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

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Directory As DirectoryInfo

Property Value

Type: System.IO.DirectoryInfo
A DirectoryInfo object representing the parent directory of this file.

ExceptionCondition
DirectoryNotFoundException

The specified path is invalid, such as being on an unmapped drive.

SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission.

To get the parent directory as a string, use the DirectoryName property.

Version Notes

Windows Phone

 This member has a SecurityCriticalAttribute attribute. This attribute restricts this member to internal use. Application code that uses this member throws a MethodAccessException.

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Windows Phone

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