FileSystemInfo.RefreshEntryInfo Method

FileSystemInfoRefreshEntryInfo Method

Refreshes the state of the FileSystemEntryInfo EntryInfo instance.

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

Syntax

protected void RefreshEntryInfo()

Protected Sub RefreshEntryInfo

protected:
void RefreshEntryInfo()

member RefreshEntryInfo : unit -> unit

Remarks

FileSystemInfo.RefreshEntryInfo() takes a snapshot of the file from the current file system.

Refresh cannot correct the underlying file system even if the file system returns incorrect or outdated information.

This can happen on platforms such as Windows 98.

Calls must be made to Refresh() before attempting to get the attribute information, or the information will be outdated.