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DirectoryInfo Methods

The DirectoryInfo type exposes the following members.

Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodCompress
[AlphaFS] Compresses a directory using NTFS compression.
Public methodCompress(DirectoryEnumerationOptions)
[AlphaFS] Compresses a directory using NTFS compression.
Public methodCopyTo(String)
[AlphaFS] Copies a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path.
Public methodCopyTo(String, CopyOptions)
[AlphaFS] Copies an existing directory to a new directory, allowing the overwriting of an existing directory, CopyOptions can be specified.
Public methodCopyTo(String, PathFormat)
[AlphaFS] Copies a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path.
Public methodCopyTo(String, CopyOptions, PathFormat)
[AlphaFS] Copies an existing directory to a new directory, allowing the overwriting of an existing directory, CopyOptions can be specified.
Public methodCopyTo(String, CopyOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object)
[AlphaFS] Copies an existing directory to a new directory, allowing the overwriting of an existing directory, CopyOptions can be specified.

and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function.

Public methodCopyTo(String, CopyOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object, PathFormat)
[AlphaFS] Copies an existing directory to a new directory, allowing the overwriting of an existing directory, CopyOptions can be specified.

and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function.

Public methodCountFileSystemObjects(DirectoryEnumerationOptions)
[AlphaFS] Counts file system objects: files, folders or both) in a given directory.
Public methodCountFileSystemObjects(String, DirectoryEnumerationOptions)
[AlphaFS] Counts file system objects: files, folders or both) in a given directory.
Public methodCreate
Creates a directory.
Public methodCreate(Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Creates a directory using a DirectorySecurity object.
Public methodCreate(DirectorySecurity)
Creates a directory using a DirectorySecurity object.
Public methodCreate(DirectorySecurity, Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Creates a directory using a DirectorySecurity object.
Public methodCreateObjRef
Creates an object that contains all the relevant information required to generate a proxy used to communicate with a remote object.
(Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Public methodCreateSubdirectory(String)
Creates a subdirectory or subdirectories on the specified path. The specified path can be relative to this instance of the DirectoryInfo class.
Public methodCreateSubdirectory(String, Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Creates a subdirectory or subdirectories on the specified path. The specified path can be relative to this instance of the DirectoryInfo class.
Public methodCreateSubdirectory(String, DirectorySecurity)
Creates a subdirectory or subdirectories on the specified path. The specified path can be relative to this instance of the DirectoryInfo class.
Public methodCreateSubdirectory(String, DirectorySecurity, Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Creates a subdirectory or subdirectories on the specified path. The specified path can be relative to this instance of the DirectoryInfo class.
Public methodCreateSubdirectory(String, String, Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Creates a subdirectory or subdirectories on the specified path. The specified path can be relative to this instance of the DirectoryInfo class.
Public methodCreateSubdirectory(String, String, DirectorySecurity, Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Creates a subdirectory or subdirectories on the specified path. The specified path can be relative to this instance of the DirectoryInfo class.
Public methodDecompress
[AlphaFS] Decompresses an NTFS compressed directory.
Public methodDecompress(DirectoryEnumerationOptions)
[AlphaFS] Decompresses an NTFS compressed directory.
Public methodDecrypt
[AlphaFS] Decrypts a directory that was encrypted by the current account using the Encrypt method.
Public methodDecrypt(Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Decrypts a directory that was encrypted by the current account using the Encrypt method.
Public methodDelete
Deletes this DirectoryInfo if it is empty.
(Overrides FileSystemInfoDelete.)
Public methodDelete(Boolean)
Deletes this instance of a DirectoryInfo, specifying whether to delete subdirectories and files.
Public methodDelete(Boolean, Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Deletes this instance of a DirectoryInfo, specifying whether to delete files and subdirectories.
Public methodDeleteEmptySubdirectories
[AlphaFS] Deletes empty subdirectories from the DirectoryInfo instance.
Public methodDeleteEmptySubdirectories(Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Deletes empty subdirectories from the DirectoryInfo instance.
Public methodDeleteEmptySubdirectories(Boolean, Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Deletes empty subdirectories from the DirectoryInfo instance.
Public methodDisableCompression
[AlphaFS] Disables compression of the specified directory and the files in it.
Public methodDisableEncryption
[AlphaFS] Disables encryption of the specified directory and the files in it. It does not affect encryption of subdirectories below the indicated directory.
Public methodEnableCompression
[AlphaFS] Enables compression of the specified directory and the files in it.
Public methodEnableEncryption
[AlphaFS] Enables encryption of the specified directory and the files in it. It does not affect encryption of subdirectories below the indicated directory.
Public methodEncrypt
[AlphaFS] Encrypts a directory so that only the account used to encrypt the directory can decrypt it.
Public methodEncrypt(Boolean)
[AlphaFS] Decrypts a directory that was encrypted by the current account using the Encrypt method.
Public methodEnumerateDirectories
Returns an enumerable collection of directory information in the current directory.
Public methodEnumerateDirectories(String)
Returns an enumerable collection of directory information that matches a specified search pattern.
Public methodEnumerateDirectories(String, SearchOption)
Returns an enumerable collection of directory information that matches a specified search pattern and search subdirectory option.
Public methodEnumerateFiles
Returns an enumerable collection of file information in the current directory.
Public methodEnumerateFiles(String)
Returns an enumerable collection of file information that matches a search pattern.
Public methodEnumerateFiles(String, SearchOption)
Returns an enumerable collection of file information that matches a specified search pattern and search subdirectory option.
Public methodEnumerateFileSystemInfos
Returns an enumerable collection of file system information in the current directory.
Public methodEnumerateFileSystemInfos(String)
Returns an enumerable collection of file system information that matches a specified search pattern.
Public methodEnumerateFileSystemInfos(String, SearchOption)
Returns an enumerable collection of file system information that matches a specified search pattern and search subdirectory option.
Public methodEquals
Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object.
(Inherited from FileSystemInfo.)
Protected methodFinalize
Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodGetAccessControl
Gets a DirectorySecurity object that encapsulates the access control list (ACL) entries for the directory described by the current DirectoryInfo object.
Public methodGetAccessControl(AccessControlSections)
Gets a DirectorySecurity object that encapsulates the specified type of access control list (ACL) entries for the directory described by the current DirectoryInfo object.
Public methodGetDirectories
Returns the subdirectories of the current directory.
Public methodGetDirectories(String)
Returns an array of directories in the current DirectoryInfo matching the given search criteria.
Public methodGetDirectories(String, SearchOption)
Returns an array of directories in the current DirectoryInfo matching the given search criteria and using a value to determine whether to search subdirectories.
Public methodGetFiles
Returns a file list from the current directory.
Public methodGetFiles(String)
Returns a file list from the current directory matching the given search pattern.
Public methodGetFiles(String, SearchOption)
Returns a file list from the current directory matching the given search pattern and using a value to determine whether to search subdirectories.
Public methodGetFileSystemInfos
Returns an array of strongly typed FileSystemInfo entries representing all the files and subdirectories in a directory.
Public methodGetFileSystemInfos(String)
Retrieves an array of strongly typed FileSystemInfo objects representing the files and subdirectories that match the specified search criteria.
Public methodGetFileSystemInfos(String, SearchOption)
Retrieves an array of strongly typed FileSystemInfo objects representing the files and subdirectories that match the specified search criteria.
Public methodGetHashCode
Serves as a hash function for a particular type.
(Inherited from FileSystemInfo.)
Public methodGetLifetimeService
Retrieves the current lifetime service object that controls the lifetime policy for this instance.
(Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Public methodGetType
Gets the Type of the current instance.
(Inherited from Object.)
Public methodInitializeLifetimeService
Obtains a lifetime service object to control the lifetime policy for this instance.
(Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Protected methodMemberwiseClone
Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.
(Inherited from Object.)
Protected methodMemberwiseClone(Boolean)
Creates a shallow copy of the current MarshalByRefObject object.
(Inherited from MarshalByRefObject.)
Public methodMoveTo(String)
Moves a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path.
Public methodMoveTo(String, MoveOptions)
[AlphaFS] Moves a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path, MoveOptions can be specified.
Public methodMoveTo(String, PathFormat)
Moves a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path.
Public methodMoveTo(String, MoveOptions, PathFormat)
[AlphaFS] Moves a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path, MoveOptions can be specified.
Public methodMoveTo(String, MoveOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object)
[AlphaFS] Moves a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path, MoveOptions can be specified,

and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function.

Public methodMoveTo(String, MoveOptions, CopyMoveProgressRoutine, Object, PathFormat)
[AlphaFS] Moves a DirectoryInfo instance and its contents to a new path, MoveOptions can be specified,

and the possibility of notifying the application of its progress through a callback function.

Public methodRefresh
Refreshes the state of the object.
Public methodRefreshEntryInfo
Refreshes the state of the FileSystemEntryInfo EntryInfo instance.
Public methodSetAccessControl(DirectorySecurity)
Applies access control list (ACL) entries described by a DirectorySecurity object to the directory described by the current DirectoryInfo object.
Public methodSetAccessControl(DirectorySecurity, AccessControlSections)
Applies access control list (ACL) entries described by a DirectorySecurity object to the directory described by the current DirectoryInfo object.
Public methodToString
Returns the original path that was passed by the user.
(Overrides FileSystemInfoToString.)
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