FileSystemProxy.DirectoryExists(String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Source:: FileSystemProxy.vb

Source:: FileSystemProxy.vb

Source:: FileSystemProxy.vb

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Returns True if the specified directory exists.

public:
 bool DirectoryExists(System::String ^ directory);

public bool DirectoryExists(string directory);

member this.DirectoryExists : string -> bool

Public Function DirectoryExists (directory As String) As Boolean

Parameters

directory: String

Path of the directory.

Returns

Boolean

True if the directory exists; otherwise False.

Examples

This example determines whether the directory C:\backup\logs exists and checks its properties.

If My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists("C:\backup\logs") Then
    Dim logInfo = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo(
        "C:\backup\logs")
End If

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET Framework	2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
Windows Desktop	5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

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