Directory.Delete Method (String, Boolean)

DirectoryDelete Method (String, Boolean)

Deletes the specified directory and, if indicated, any subdirectories in the directory.

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

Syntax

public static void Delete(
	string path,
	bool recursive
)

Public Shared Sub Delete ( 
	path As String,
	recursive As Boolean
)

public:
static void Delete(
	String^ path, 
	bool recursive
)

static member Delete : 
        path : string * 
        recursive : bool -> unit

path: Type: SystemString
The name of the directory to remove.
recursive: Type: SystemBoolean
to remove directories, subdirectories, and files in path. otherwise.

Exceptions

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

Remarks

MSDN: .NET 4+ Trailing spaces are removed from the end of the path parameter before deleting the directory.