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DirectoryInfo.Create Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.IO
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.IO.FileSystem.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.IO.FileSystem.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
System.IO.FileSystem.dll
Source:
DirectoryInfo.cs
Source:
DirectoryInfo.cs
Source:
DirectoryInfo.cs
Source:
DirectoryInfo.cs
Source:
DirectoryInfo.cs

Creates a directory.

public:
 void Create();
public void Create();
member this.Create : unit -> unit
Public Sub Create ()

Exceptions

IOException

The directory cannot be created.

Examples

The following example checks whether a specified directory exists, creates the directory if it does not exist, and deletes the directory.

using System;
using System.IO;

class Test
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Specify the directories you want to manipulate.
        DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@"c:\MyDir");

        try
        {
            // Determine whether the directory exists.
            if (di.Exists)
            {
                // Indicate that it already exists.
                Console.WriteLine("That path exists already.");
                return;
            }

            // Try to create the directory.
            di.Create();
            Console.WriteLine("The directory was created successfully.");

            // Delete the directory.
            di.Delete();
            Console.WriteLine("The directory was deleted successfully.");
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString());
        }
        finally {}
    }
}

open System.IO

// Specify the directories you want to manipulate.
let di = DirectoryInfo @"c:\MyDir"

try
    // Determine whether the directory exists.
    if di.Exists then
        // Indicate that it already exists.
        printfn "That path exists already."
    else
        // Try to create the directory.
        di.Create()
        printfn "The directory was created successfully."

        // Delete the directory.
        di.Delete()
        printfn "The directory was deleted successfully."
with e ->
    printfn $"The process failed: {e}"

Imports System.IO

Public Class Test

    Public Shared Sub Main()
        ' Specify the directories you want to manipulate.
        Dim di As DirectoryInfo = New DirectoryInfo("c:\MyDir")
        Try
            ' Determine whether the directory exists.
            If di.Exists Then
                ' Indicate that it already exists.
                Console.WriteLine("That path exists already.")
                Return
            End If

            ' Try to create the directory.
            di.Create()
            Console.WriteLine("The directory was created successfully.")

            'Delete the directory.
            di.Delete()
            Console.WriteLine("The directory was deleted successfully.")

        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString())
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class

Remarks

Any and all directories specified in path are created, unless some part of path is invalid. The path parameter specifies a directory path, not a file path. If the directory already exists, this method does nothing. If the directory did not exist before calling this method, then any cached attribute information about the directory will be flushed if the creation is successful.

For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.

Applies to

See also