Directory.Delete deletes an empty directory from a specified path. : Directory « File Directory « VB.Net VB.Net File Directory Directory Directory.Delete deletes an empty directory from a specified path.
Imports System
Imports System.IO
Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim path As String = "c:\MyDir"
Dim subPath As String = "c:\MyDir\temp"
Try
If Directory.Exists(path) = False Then
Directory.CreateDirectory(path)
End If
If Directory.Exists(subPath) = False Then
Directory.CreateDirectory(SubPath)
End If
Directory.Delete(path)
Catch
Console.WriteLine("The Delete operation failed as expected." )
End Try
End Sub
End Class
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