How about this?
public static bool CanCreateDir(string path)
{
var @return = false;
try
{
var actions = new List<Action>();
var di = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(path);
while (true)
{
if (di.Exists)
{
@return = true;
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
break;
}
var diFullName = di.FullName; // Must use local copy of string
in lambda.
actions.Add(() => System.IO.Directory.Delete(diFullName));
di = di.Parent;
if (di == null)
{
actions.Clear();
break;
}
}
actions.ForEach(a => a());
}
catch
{
@return = false;
}
return @return;
}
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Tom Rutter
Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2010 13:22
To: ozDotNet
Subject: How to validate directory path
Gday .net gurus
Can I please get some recommendations on how to check if a directory can be
created given a path if it already doesnt exist?
As an example something like this
public static bool CanCreateDir(string path) {
if (System.IO.Directory.Exists(path)) {
return true;
}
//TODO - figure out if the directory can be created
}
Cheers,
Tom
