GetFileInfo Method

GetFileInfo Method

Location

My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo

Syntax

     Dim result As System.IO.FileInfo = _        My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo(path)

path (required; String): The path to the file to be examined

Description

The GetFileInfo method returns a System.IO.FileInfo object for the indicated file.

Public Members

The returned System.IO.FileInfo object includes the following notable public members.

Member	Description
`Attributes`	Property. Gets or sets the attributes, using the System.IO.FileAttributes enumeration.
`CopyTo`	Method. Copies the file to a new location.
`Create`	Method. Creates a new file and opens it for writing.
`Delete`	Method. Deletes the file.
`Directory`	Property. The immediate directory of the file.
`DirectoryName`	Property. The full path of the directory containing the file.
`Exists`	Property. Indicates whether the file exists (`true`) or not (`False`).
`FullName`	Property. The full path to the file.
`IsReadOnly`	Property. Indicates whether the file is read only (`true`) or not (`False`).
`Length`	Property. The size of the file in bytes.
`MoveTo`	Method. Moves the file to a new location.
`Name`	Property. The name of the file without its full path.
`Open`	Method. Opens the file for reading or writing.

Usage at a Glance

An exception is thrown if the path parameter is missing or invalid.
An exception is thrown if the user lacks sufficient file-access privileges.
If the indicated file does not exist, this function may complete successfully with no exception thrown. However, an exception will be thrown when accessing most members of the returned object. Use the Exists property to test for the file if unsure of its existence.

Example

The following example reports a file's size.

     Public Sub ShowFileSize(filePath As String)        Dim theFile As System.IO.FileInfo        theFile = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFileInfo(filePath)        If (theFile.Exists = True) Then           MsgBox("'" & filePath & "' does not exist.")        Else           MsgBox("'" & filePath & "' size: " & _              theFile.Length & "bytes")        End If     End Sub

Related Framework Entries

Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices.FileSystemProxy.GetFileInfo Method
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.GetFileInfo Method
System.IO.FileInfo Class