DirectoryNotFoundException Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.IO

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: DirectoryNotFoundException.cs

Source:: DirectoryNotFoundException.cs

Source:: DirectoryNotFoundException.cs

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The exception that is thrown when part of a file or directory cannot be found.

public ref class DirectoryNotFoundException : System::IO::IOException

public class DirectoryNotFoundException : System.IO.IOException

[System.Serializable]
public class DirectoryNotFoundException : System.IO.IOException

[System.Serializable]
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)]
public class DirectoryNotFoundException : System.IO.IOException

type DirectoryNotFoundException = class
    inherit IOException

[<System.Serializable>]
type DirectoryNotFoundException = class
    inherit IOException

[<System.Serializable>]
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(true)>]
type DirectoryNotFoundException = class
    inherit IOException

Public Class DirectoryNotFoundException
Inherits IOException

Inheritance: Object

Exception

IOException
DirectoryNotFoundException

Inheritance: Object

Exception

SystemException

IOException
DirectoryNotFoundException

Attributes: SerializableAttribute ComVisibleAttribute

Examples

The following example shows how to force and recover from a DirectoryNotFoundException.

using System;
using System.IO;

class Program
{

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        try
        {

            //  Specify a directory name that does not exist for this demo.
            string dir = @"c:\78fe9lk";

            // If this directory does not exist, a DirectoryNotFoundException is thrown
            // when attempting to set the current directory.
            Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(dir);
        }
        catch (DirectoryNotFoundException dirEx)
        {
            // Let the user know that the directory did not exist.
            Console.WriteLine("Directory not found: " + dirEx.Message);
        }
    }
}

Imports System.IO

Module Module1
    Sub Main()
        Try

            ' Specify a directory name that does not exist for this demo.
            Dim dir As String = "c:\78fe9lk"

            ' If this directory does not exist, a DirectoryNotFoundException is thrown
            ' when attempting to set the current directory.
            Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(dir)

        Catch ex As System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException

            ' Let the user know that the directory did not exist.
            Console.WriteLine("Directory not found: " + ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub
End Module

Remarks

DirectoryNotFoundException uses the HRESULT COR_E_DIRECTORYNOTFOUND which has the value 0x80070003. Note that DirectoryNotFoundException is also thrown when COM interop programs see the HRESULT STG_E_PATHNOTFOUND, which has the value 0x80030003.

Constructors

DirectoryNotFoundException()	Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryNotFoundException class with its message string set to a system-supplied message and its HRESULT set to COR_E_DIRECTORYNOTFOUND.
DirectoryNotFoundException(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Obsolete. Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryNotFoundException class with the specified serialization and context information.
DirectoryNotFoundException(String, Exception)	Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryNotFoundException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.
DirectoryNotFoundException(String)	Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryNotFoundException class with its message string set to `message` and its HRESULT set to COR_E_DIRECTORYNOTFOUND.

Properties

Data	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception)
HelpLink	Gets or sets a link to the help file associated with this exception. (Inherited from Exception)
HResult	Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception)
InnerException	Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception)
Message	Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception)
Source	Gets or sets the name of the application or the object that causes the error. (Inherited from Exception)
StackTrace	Gets a string representation of the immediate frames on the call stack. (Inherited from Exception)
TargetSite	Gets the method that throws the current exception. (Inherited from Exception)

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetBaseException()	When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)	Obsolete. When overridden in a derived class, sets the SerializationInfo with information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception)
GetType()	Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception)

Events

SerializeObjectState

Obsolete.

Occurs when an exception is serialized to create an exception state object that contains serialized data about the exception.

(Inherited from Exception)

Applies to

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