FileSystemInfo.ResolveLinkTarget(Boolean) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.IO

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Source:: FileSystemInfo.cs

Source:: FileSystemInfo.cs

Source:: FileSystemInfo.cs

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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

FileSystemInfo

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

IOException

The file or directory 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 are 40 on Unix and 63 on Windows.

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

Applies to

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