Directory.CreateSymbolicLink(String, String) Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.IO

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

Directory.cs

Creates a directory 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.FileSystemInfo

Public Shared Function CreateSymbolicLink (path As String, pathToTarget As String) As FileSystemInfo

Parameters

path

String

The path where the symbolic link should be created.

pathToTarget

String

The target directory of the symbolic link.

Returns

FileSystemInfo

A DirectoryInfo instance that wraps the newly created directory symbolic link.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

path or pathToTarget is null.

ArgumentException

path or pathToTarget is empty.

-or-

path or pathToTarget contains invalid path characters.

IOException

A file or directory already exists in the location of path.

-or-

An I/O error occurred.

See also

• Windows Developer - Symbolic Links
• Windows Developer - Reparse Points and File Operations