How to determine if it is a file or directory for an item under a folder? [modified]

[JUNEYT]

Hi, How could you determine if a read item is a folder or a file in vb.net? For an instance I have read all the files under directory. At the same time there is a sub directory under the directory and I want to get its type. Thanks.

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modified on Sunday, February 8, 2009 1:54 PM

[Luc Pattyn]

Hi, File attributes would tell you. Here is a C# example, I don't have it in VB.NET:

	FileInfo info=new FileInfo(fileName);
	attributes=info.Attributes;
	bool isFolder=(attributes & FileAttributes.Directory)!=0;
	...

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[MohammadAmiry]

If IO.File.Exists(Path) Then
   'It is a file
ElseIf IO.Directory.Exists(Path) Then
   'It is a folder
End If

[MohammadAmiry]

The equivalent vb code is:

  Dim info as New FileInfo(fileName)
  Dim isFolder As Boolean = info.Attributes And FileAttributes.Directory