C# Directory Delete(String)
Description
Directory Delete(String) Deletes an empty directory
from a specified path.
Syntax
Directory.Delete(String) has the following syntax.
public static void Delete(
string path
)
Parameters
Directory.Delete(String) has the following parameters.
path- The name of the empty directory to remove. This directory must be writable and empty.
Returns
Directory.Delete(String) method returns
Example
The following example shows how to create a new directory and subdirectory, and then delete only the subdirectory.
using System;/*www. j a va2s . c o m*/
using System.IO;
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
string subPath = @"C:\NewDirectory\NewSubDirectory";
Directory.CreateDirectory(subPath);
Directory.Delete(subPath);
bool directoryExists = Directory.Exists(@"C:\NewDirectory");
bool subDirectoryExists = Directory.Exists(subPath);
Console.WriteLine("top-level directory exists: " + directoryExists);
Console.WriteLine("sub-directory exists: " + subDirectoryExists);
}
}
The code above generates the following result.
