How to use C# Directory Class
Directory class in CSharp exposes methods to create , delete , move etc. operations to directories and subdirectories . Because of the static nature of C# Directory class , we do not have to instantiate the class. We can call the methods in the C# Directory class directly from the Directory class itself.
How to create a directory using Directory class in C# ?
In order to create a new directory using Directory class in C# , we can call CreateDirectory method directly from Directory class.
Syntax : Directory.CreateDirectory(string DirPath)
DirPath : The name of the new directory
CSharp Code : Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\\testDir1");
How to check a directory exist or not using Directory class in C# ?
Before we creating a directory or folder , we usually check that directory or folder exist or not. In C# we are using Exists method in the Directory class.
Syntax : bool Directory.Exist(string DirPath)
DirPath : The name of the directory
bool : Returns true or false -
if directory exist it Returns true , else it Returns false
CSharp Code : Directory.Exists("c:\\testDir1")
How to move a Directory using Directory class in C# ?
If we want to move a directory and its contents from one location to another , we can use the Move method in the C# Directory class.
Syntax : void Directory.Move(string sourceDirName,string destDirName)
sourceDirName : The source directory we want to move.
destDirName : The destinations directory name.
CSharp Code : Directory.Move("c:\\testDir1\\testDir2", "c:\\testDir");
How to delete a Directory using Directory class in C# ?
When we want to delete a directory we can use the Delete method in the C# Directory class
Syntax : void Directory.Delete(string DirPath)
DirPath : The Directory we want to delete.
CSharp Code : Directory.Delete("c:\\testDir1");
The following C# source code shows some operations in Directory class
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;
namespace WindowsApplication1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Directory.Exists("c:\\testDir1"))
{
//shows message if testdir1 exist
MessageBox.Show ("Directory 'testDir' Exist ");
}
else
{
//create the directory testDir1
Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\\testDir1");
MessageBox.Show("testDir1 created ! ");
//create the directory testDir2
Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\\testDir1\\testDir2");
MessageBox.Show("testDir2 created ! ");
//move the directory testDir2 as testDir in c:\
Directory.Move("c:\\testDir1\\testDir2", "c:\\testDir");
MessageBox.Show("testDir2 moved ");
//delete the directory testDir1
Directory.Delete("c:\\testDir1");
MessageBox.Show("testDir1 deleted ");
}
}
}
} |
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