Move Method
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Moves a file or a directory and its contents to a new location.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: System.IO (in System.IO.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared Sub Move ( _
sourceDirName As String, _
destDirName As String _
)
public static void Move(
string sourceDirName,
string destDirName
)
public:
static void Move(
String^ sourceDirName,
String^ destDirName
)
static member Move :
sourceDirName:string *
destDirName:string -> unit
public static function Move(
sourceDirName : String,
destDirName : String
)
Parameters
- sourceDirName
Type: System. . :: . .String
The path of the file or directory to move.
- destDirName
Type: System. . :: . .String
The path to the new location for sourceDirName. If sourceDirName is a file, then destDirName must also be a file name.
Remarks
The sourceDirName and destDirName arguments are permitted to specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see GetCurrentDirectory.
Trailing spaces are removed from the end of the path parameters before moving the directory.
.NET Framework Security
- Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.