FileSystemInfo.ResolveLinkTarget(Boolean) Method
Definition
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Gets the target of the specified link.
public:
System::IO::FileSystemInfo ^ ResolveLinkTarget(bool returnFinalTarget);
public System.IO.FileSystemInfo? ResolveLinkTarget (bool returnFinalTarget);
member this.ResolveLinkTarget : bool -> System.IO.FileSystemInfo
Public Function ResolveLinkTarget (returnFinalTarget As Boolean) As FileSystemInfo
Parameters
- returnFinalTarget
- Boolean
true
to follow links to the final target; false
to return the immediate next link.
Returns
A FileSystemInfo instance if the link exists, independently if the target exists or not; null
if this file or directory is not a link.
Exceptions
Remarks
When returnFinalTarget
is true
, the maximum number of symbolic links that are followed are 40 on Unix and 63 on Windows.
Symbolic links and junctions are the types of links this API can resolve.