DirectoryInfo.Delete Method (Boolean, Boolean)

DirectoryInfoDelete Method (Boolean, Boolean)

[AlphaFS] Deletes this instance of a DirectoryInfo, specifying whether to delete files and subdirectories.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Filesystem
Assembly: AlphaFS (in AlphaFS.dll) Version: 2.0

Syntax

public void Delete(
	bool recursive,
	bool ignoreReadOnly
)

Public Sub Delete ( 
	recursive As Boolean,
	ignoreReadOnly As Boolean
)

public:
void Delete(
	bool recursive, 
	bool ignoreReadOnly
)

member Delete : 
        recursive : bool * 
        ignoreReadOnly : bool -> unit

recursive: Type: SystemBoolean
to delete this directory, its subdirectories, and all files; otherwise, .
ignoreReadOnly: Type: SystemBoolean
ignores read only attribute of files and directories.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	The path parameter contains invalid characters, is empty, or contains only white spaces.
ArgumentNullException
DirectoryNotFoundException

Remarks

If the DirectoryInfo has no files or subdirectories, this method deletes the DirectoryInfo even if recursive is .

Attempting to delete a DirectoryInfo that is not empty when recursive is false throws an IOException.