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How to use C# Directory Class

Directory class in 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

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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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