FileSystemInfo Class

Provides the base class for both FileInfo and DirectoryInfo objects.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  SystemMarshalByRefObject
    System.IOFileSystemInfo
      System.IODirectoryInfo
      System.IOFileInfo

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll) Version: 4.0.0.0

Syntax

[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class FileSystemInfo : MarshalByRefObject, 
	ISerializable

The FileSystemInfo type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Delete	Deletes a file or directory.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Refresh	Refreshes the state of the object.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

Fields

	Name	Description
	FullPath	Represents the fully qualified path of the directory or file.
	OriginalPath	The path originally specified by the user, whether relative or absolute.

Properties

	Name	Description
	Exists	Gets a value indicating whether the file or directory exists.
	Extension	Gets the string representing the extension part of the file.
	FullName	Gets the full path of the directory or file.
	Name	For files, gets the name of the file. For directories, gets the name of the last directory in the hierarchy if a hierarchy exists. Otherwise, the Name property gets the name of the directory.