Using the <i class="emphasis">Directory</i> class

Using the Directory class

Visual Basic .NET allows you to work with folders and drives via the Directory class. This class gives you the ability to create, edit, and delete folders, as well as maintain the drives on your system. Here is the hierarchy of this class:

Object
   Directory

You can find the public class (shared) methods of this class in Table 13.21.

Table 13.21: Noteworthy public class (shared) methods of the *Directory* class.
Method	Means
CreateDirectory	Creates directories.
Delete	Deletes a directory (and any directory contents!).
Exists	True if a directory exists.
GetCreationTime	Gets a directory's creation date and time.
GetCurrentDirectory	Gets the current (default) directory.
GetDirectories	Gets the directories in the current directory.
GetDirectoryRoot	Gets the root part of a path.
GetFiles	Gets the files in a directory.
GetFileSystemEntries	Gets the file system entries for a path.
GetLastAccessTime	Gets the date and time a directory was last accessed.
GetLastWriteTime	Gets the date and time a directory was last written.
GetLogicalDrives	Gets the names of the computer's logical drives.
GetParent	Gets the parent directory.
Move	Moves a directory (including its contents).
SetCreationTime	Sets a directory's creation time.
SetCurrentDirectory	Sets the current directory.
SetLastAccessTime	Sets a directory's last accessed date and time.
SetLastWriteTime	Sets a directory's last written-to date and time.