File.CreateSymbolicLink(String, String) Method
Definition
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Creates a file 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.FileSystemInfoPublic Shared Function CreateSymbolicLink (path As String, pathToTarget As String) As FileSystemInfoParameters
- path
- String
The path where the symbolic link should be created.
- pathToTarget
- String
The path of the target to which the symbolic link points.
Returns
A FileInfo instance that wraps the newly created file symbolic link.
Exceptions
path or pathToTarget is null.
path or pathToTarget is empty.
-or-
path or pathToTarget contains a null character.
Applies to
See also
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