Directory.CreateDirectory Method (String, DirectorySecurity)

DirectoryCreateDirectory Method (String, DirectorySecurity)

Creates all the directories in the specified path, applying the specified Windows security.

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

Syntax

public static DirectoryInfo CreateDirectory(
	string path,
	DirectorySecurity directorySecurity
)

path: Type: SystemString
The directory to create.
directorySecurity: Type: System.Security.AccessControlDirectorySecurity
The access control to apply to the directory.

Type: DirectoryInfo
A DirectoryInfo object representing the newly created directory.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
IOException	The directory specified by path is a file.-or-The network name is not known.
UnauthorizedAccessException	The caller does not have the required permission.
ArgumentException	path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more invalid characters as defined by InvalidPathChars. -or-path is prefixed with, or contains only a colon character (:).
ArgumentNullException	path is null.
PathTooLongException	The specified path, file name, or both exceed the system-defined maximum length. For example, on Windows-based platforms, paths must be less than 248 characters and file names must be less than 260 characters.
DirectoryNotFoundException	The specified path is invalid (for example, it is on an unmapped drive).
NotSupportedException	path contains a colon character (:) that is not part of a drive label ("C:\").