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Directory.ResolveLinkTarget(String, Boolean) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.IO
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.IO.FileSystem.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Source:
Directory.cs
Source:
Directory.cs
Source:
Directory.cs
Source:
Directory.cs

Gets the target of the specified directory link.

public:
 static System::IO::FileSystemInfo ^ ResolveLinkTarget(System::String ^ linkPath, bool returnFinalTarget);
public static System.IO.FileSystemInfo? ResolveLinkTarget(string linkPath, bool returnFinalTarget);
static member ResolveLinkTarget : string * bool -> System.IO.FileSystemInfo
Public Shared Function ResolveLinkTarget (linkPath As String, returnFinalTarget As Boolean) As FileSystemInfo

Parameters

linkPath
String

The path of the directory link.

returnFinalTarget
Boolean

true to follow links to the final target; false to return the immediate next link.

Returns

FileSystemInfo

A DirectoryInfo instance if linkPath exists, independently if the target exists or not. null if linkPath is not a link.

Exceptions

IOException

The directory on linkPath 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

See also