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C# Deleting Directory only when it is empty otherwise do nothing

Hi,
I want to delete a directory only when it is empy and do nothing when some files/folders inside it. (without raising any excpptions).
DirectoryInfo.Delete() raising an exception when it is not empty. but i do not want this behavior. when it is not empty it should not deleted with raising exception. any direct way.??? Thanks in advance.
Nov 13 '07 #1
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Hi,
I want to delete a directory only when it is empy and do nothing when some files/folders inside it. (without raising any excpptions).
DirectoryInfo.Delete() raising an exception when it is not empty. but i do not want this behavior. when it is not empty it should not deleted with raising exception. any direct way.??? Thanks in advance.
If a directory is empty then Directory.GetFiles("DirPath").Length should return zero.
Nov 13 '07 #2
Thanks PAL.

Alternatively:
FileInfo[] allFiles = Directory.GetFiles("*.*");
if (allFiles.Length == 0) Directory.Delete()
Nov 13 '07 #3

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