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11/17/2011

DirectoryNotFoundException Class

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This API supports the .NET Framework infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

The exception that is thrown when part of a file or directory cannot be found.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  System.Exception
    System.SystemException
      System.IO.IOException
        System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(True)> _
Public Class DirectoryNotFoundException _
    Inherits IOException

[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public class DirectoryNotFoundException : IOException

The DirectoryNotFoundException type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	DirectoryNotFoundException()	Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryNotFoundException class.
	DirectoryNotFoundException(String)	Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryNotFoundException class with its message string set to message.
	DirectoryNotFoundException(String, Exception)	Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryNotFoundException class with a specified error message and a reference to the inner exception that is the cause of this exception.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	Data	Gets a collection of key/value pairs that provide additional user-defined information about the exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	HResult	Gets or sets HRESULT, a coded numerical value that is assigned to a specific exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	InnerException	Gets the Exception instance that caused the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	Message	Gets a message that describes the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)
	StackTrace	Gets a string representation of the frames on the call stack at the time the current exception was thrown. (Inherited from Exception.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before the Object is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetBaseException	When overridden in a derived class, returns the Exception that is the root cause of one or more subsequent exceptions. (Inherited from Exception.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the runtime type of the current instance. (Inherited from Exception.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ToString	Creates and returns a string representation of the current exception. (Inherited from Exception.)

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Examples

The following example shows how to force and recover from a DirectoryNotFoundException.

Imports System.IO

Module Example
   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      Try

         ' Specify a directory name that does not exist for this demo.
         Dim dir As String = "c:\78fe9lk"

         ' If this directory does not exist, a DirectoryNotFoundException is thrown
         ' when attempting to set the current directory.
         Directory.SetCurrentDirectory(dir)

      Catch ex As System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException

         ' Let the user know that the directory did not exist.
         outputBlock.Text &= "Directory not found: " + ex.Message & vbCrLf
      End Try
   End Sub
End Module

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

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