RenamedEventArgs.OldFullPath Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.IO

Assembly:

System.IO.FileSystem.Watcher.dll

Source:

RenamedEventArgs.cs

Gets the previous fully qualified path of the affected file or directory.

public:
 property System::String ^ OldFullPath { System::String ^ get(); };

public string OldFullPath { get; }

member this.OldFullPath : string

Public ReadOnly Property OldFullPath As String

Property Value

String

The previous fully qualified path of the affected file or directory.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the OldFullPath property. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the RenamedEventArgs class.

//  This method is called when a file is renamed.
private static void OnRenamed(object source, RenamedEventArgs e)
{
    //  Show that a file has been renamed.
    WatcherChangeTypes wct = e.ChangeType;
    Console.WriteLine("File {0} {2} to {1}", e.OldFullPath, e.FullPath, wct.ToString());
}

' This method is called when a file is renamed.
Private Sub OnRenamed(ByVal source As Object, ByVal e As RenamedEventArgs)

    ' Show that a file has been renamed.
    Dim wct As WatcherChangeTypes = e.ChangeType
    Console.WriteLine("File {0} {2} to {1}", e.OldFullPath, e.FullPath, wct.ToString())
End Sub

Remarks

This property returns the same path that FileSystemWatcher is initialized with, even if it's a relative path.