FileSystem.RenameDirectory(String, String) Method
Definition
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Renames a directory.
public:
static void RenameDirectory(System::String ^ directory, System::String ^ newName);public static void RenameDirectory (string directory, string newName);static member RenameDirectory : string * string -> unitPublic Shared Sub RenameDirectory (directory As String, newName As String)Parameters
- directory
- String
Path and name of directory to be renamed.
- newName
- String
New name for directory.
Exceptions
newName contains path information.
The directory does not exist.
There is an existing file or directory with the name specified in newName.
The path exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
A file or directory name in the path contains a colon (:) or is in an invalid format.
The user lacks necessary permissions to view the path.
The user does not have required permission.
Examples
This example renames the Test directory to SecondTest.
My.Computer.FileSystem.RenameDirectory("C:MyDocuments\Test", "SecondTest")
Remarks
This method cannot be used to move a directory; use the MoveDirectory method to move and rename the directory.
