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File.ResolveLinkTarget(String, Boolean) Method

Definition

Gets the target of the specified file link.

public:
 static System::IO::FileSystemInfo ^ ResolveLinkTarget(System::String ^ linkPath, bool returnFinalTarget);
public static System.IO.FileSystemInfo? ResolveLinkTarget (string linkPath, bool returnFinalTarget);
static member ResolveLinkTarget : string * bool -> System.IO.FileSystemInfo
Public Shared Function ResolveLinkTarget (linkPath As String, returnFinalTarget As Boolean) As FileSystemInfo

Parameters

linkPath
String

The path of the file link.

returnFinalTarget
Boolean

true to follow links to the final target; false to return the immediate next link.

Returns

A FileInfo instance if linkPath exists, independently of whether the target exists or not. null if linkPath is not a link.

Exceptions

The file on linkPath does not exist.

-or-

There are too many levels of symbolic links.

Remarks

When returnFinalTarget is true, the maximum number of symbolic links that are followed is 40 on Unix and 63 on Windows.

Symbolic links and junctions are the types of links this API can resolve.

Applies to

See also