Directory.CreateSymbolicLink(String, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.IO

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Source:: Directory.cs

Source:: Directory.cs

Source:: Directory.cs

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Creates a directory symbolic link identified by path that points to pathToTarget.

public:
 static System::IO::FileSystemInfo ^ CreateSymbolicLink(System::String ^ path, System::String ^ pathToTarget);

public static System.IO.FileSystemInfo CreateSymbolicLink (string path, string pathToTarget);

static member CreateSymbolicLink : string * string -> System.IO.FileSystemInfo

Public Shared Function CreateSymbolicLink (path As String, pathToTarget As String) As FileSystemInfo

Parameters

path: String

The path where the symbolic link should be created.

pathToTarget: String

The target directory of the symbolic link.

Returns

FileSystemInfo

A DirectoryInfo instance that wraps the newly created directory symbolic link.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

path or pathToTarget is null.

ArgumentException

path or pathToTarget is empty.

-or-

path or pathToTarget contains invalid path characters.

IOException

A file or directory already exists in the location of path.

-or-

An I/O error occurred.

Applies to

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