FileSystemInfo Class

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01/16/2013

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Provides the base class for both FileInfo and DirectoryInfo objects.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System. . :: . .Object
  System. . :: . .MarshalByRefObject
    System.IO..::..FileSystemInfo
      System.IO. . :: . .DirectoryInfo
      System.IO. . :: . .FileInfo

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: System.IO (in System.IO.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public MustInherit Class FileSystemInfo _
    Inherits MarshalByRefObject

public abstract class FileSystemInfo : MarshalByRefObject

public ref class FileSystemInfo abstract : public MarshalByRefObject

[<AbstractClass>]
type FileSystemInfo =  
    class
        inherit MarshalByRefObject
    end

public abstract class FileSystemInfo extends MarshalByRefObject

The FileSystemInfo type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	FileSystemInfo	Initializes a new instance of the FileSystemInfo class.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Attributes	Gets or sets the attributes for the current file or directory.
	CreationTime	Gets or sets the creation time of the current file or directory.
	CreationTimeUtc	Gets or sets the creation time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), of the current file or directory.
	Exists	Gets a value indicating whether the file or directory exists.
	Extension	Gets the string representing the extension part of the file.
	FullName	Gets the full path of the directory or file.
	LastAccessTime	Gets or sets the time the current file or directory was last accessed.
	LastAccessTimeUtc	Gets or sets the time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), that the current file or directory was last accessed.
	LastWriteTime	Gets or sets the time when the current file or directory was last written to.
	LastWriteTimeUtc	Gets or sets the time, in coordinated universal time (UTC), when the current file or directory was last written to.
	Name	For files, gets the name of the file. For directories, gets the name of the last directory in the hierarchy if a hierarchy exists. Otherwise, the Name property gets the name of the directory.

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Delete	Deletes a file or directory.
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Refresh	Refreshes the state of the object.
	RefreshIfNull	If information from the native file system has not yet been retrieved, retrieves it.
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	m_fullPath	Represents the fully qualified path of the directory or file.

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Remarks

The FileSystemInfo class contains methods that are common to file and directory manipulation. A FileSystemInfo object can represent either a file or a directory, thus serving as the basis for FileInfo or DirectoryInfo objects. Use this base class when parsing a lot of files and directories.

A derived class can inherit from FileSystemInfo only if the derived class has the AllAccess permission from the FileIOPermissionAccess enumeration.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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