Name
Directory.CreateDirectory Method
Class
System.IO.Directory
Syntax
Directory.CreateDirectory(path
)
-
path
Use: Required
Data Type: String
The path of the new directory
Return Value
None
Description
Creates a new directory
Rules at a Glance
path
must represent a legal path.path
can be an absolute or a relative path. For example:Directory.CreateDirectory("C:\Temp")
specifies an absolute path (it begins with a drive’s root directory), while:
Directory.CreateDirectory("..\Chapter2")
is a relative path that begins from the current directory. Relative paths can make use of the “.” and “..” characters, which represent the current directory and the parent of the current directory, respectively.
The CreateDirectory method creates all directories required to create a specified path. For example, the code:
Directory.CreateDirectory("c:\NewDirectory\NewSubDirectory")
will create the
NewDirectory
folder if it does not exist and then thenewSubDirectory
folder if it does not exist.path
can be either a path on the local system, the path of a mapped network drive, or a UNC path.
Programming Tips and Gotchas
The CreateDirectory method does not raise an error if the directory to be created already exists.
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