DirectoryInfo Class

DirectoryInfo Class

Exposes instance methods for creating, moving, and enumerating through directories and subdirectories. This class cannot be inherited.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  SystemMarshalByRefObject
    System.IOFileSystemInfo
      System.IODirectoryInfo

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

Syntax

[SerializableAttribute]
public sealed class DirectoryInfo : FileSystemInfo

The DirectoryInfo type exposes the following members.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Create	Creates a directory.
	Create(DirectorySecurity)	Creates a directory using a DirectorySecurity object.
	Delete	Deletes a file or directory. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.)
	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.)
	Refresh	Refreshes the state of the object. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.)
	ToString	Returns the original path that was passed by the user. (Overrides ObjectToString.)

Properties

	Name	Description
	Exists	Gets a value indicating whether the file or directory exists. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.)
	Extension	Gets the string representing the extension part of the file. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.)
	FullName	Gets the full path of the directory or file. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.)
	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. (Inherited from FileSystemInfo.)