Directory.ResolveLinkTarget(String, Boolean) Method
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Gets the target of the specified directory link.
public:
static System::IO::FileSystemInfo ^ ResolveLinkTarget(System::String ^ linkPath, bool returnFinalTarget);
public static System.IO.FileSystemInfo? ResolveLinkTarget (string linkPath, bool returnFinalTarget);
static member ResolveLinkTarget : string * bool -> System.IO.FileSystemInfo
Public Shared Function ResolveLinkTarget (linkPath As String, returnFinalTarget As Boolean) As FileSystemInfo
- linkPath
- String
The path of the directory link.
- returnFinalTarget
- Boolean
true
to follow links to the final target; false
to return the immediate next link.
A DirectoryInfo instance if linkPath
exists, independently if the target exists or not. null
if linkPath
is not a link.
The directory on linkPath
does not exist.
-or-
There are too many levels of symbolic links.
When returnFinalTarget
is true
, the maximum number of symbolic links that are followed are 40 on Unix and 63 on Windows.
Symbolic links and junctions are the types of links this API can resolve.
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.NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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