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If the specified PathString Directory exists, it is deleted. The delete will fail if the directory is not empty, unless the Recursive parameter is true, when all sub-directories are deleted first.
The PathString may be absolute or relative to the current directory.
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Static methods are not methods of an object - they are simply class functions or procedures available at any time.
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System.IO
System.IO.Directory
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| Creating and deleting a nest of folders |
program Project1;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
uses
System.IO;
var
Path : String;
begin
Path := 'C:\Dir1\Dir2';
// Create a nest of 2 new folders
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(Path);
if System.IO.Directory.Exists(Path)
then Console.WriteLine('{0} exists', Path)
else Console.WriteLine('{0} does not exist', Path);
// Now delete this nest of folders
System.IO.Directory.Delete('C:\Dir1', true);
if System.IO.Directory.Exists(Path)
then Console.WriteLine('{0} exists', Path)
else Console.WriteLine('{0} does not exist', Path);
Path := 'C:\Dir1';
if System.IO.Directory.Exists(Path)
then Console.WriteLine('{0} exists', Path)
else Console.WriteLine('{0} does not exist', Path);
Console.Readline;
end.
| | Show full unit code | C:\Dir1\Dir2 exists
C:\Dir1\Dir2 does not exist
C:\Dir1 does not exist
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