C# Directory Delete(String, Boolean)

Description

Directory Delete(String, Boolean) Deletes the specified directory and, if indicated, any subdirectories and files in the directory.

Syntax

Directory.Delete(String, Boolean) has the following syntax.

public static void Delete(
  string path,
  bool recursive
)

Parameters

Directory.Delete(String, Boolean) has the following parameters.

• path - The name of the directory to remove.
• recursive - true to remove directories, subdirectories, and files in path; otherwise, false.

Returns

Directory.Delete(String, Boolean) method returns

Example

The following example shows how to create a new directory, subdirectory, and file in the subdirectory, and then recursively delete all the new items.

using System;/* ww  w  .  j av  a 2 s.  c  om*/
using System.IO;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string topPath = @"C:\NewDirectory";
        string subPath = @"C:\NewDirectory\NewSubDirectory";

        Directory.CreateDirectory(subPath);
        Directory.Delete(topPath, true);
        Console.WriteLine(Directory.Exists(topPath));
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.