TryGetFolderFromPathAsync Method

Attempts to read folder from the file-system by its path.

Definition

Namespace: Avalonia.Platform.Storage
Assembly: Avalonia.Base (in Avalonia.Base.dll)

C#

Task<IStorageFolder?> TryGetFolderFromPathAsync(
	Uri folderPath
)

VB

Function TryGetFolderFromPathAsync ( 
	folderPath As Uri
) As Task(Of IStorageFolder)

F#

abstract TryGetFolderFromPathAsync : 
        folderPath : Uri -> Task<IStorageFolder> 

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Parameters

  Uri

The path of the folder to retrieve in Uri format.

Return Value

Task(IStorageFolder)
Folder or null if it doesn't exist.

Remarks

Uri path is usually expected to be an absolute path with "file" scheme. But it can be an uri with "content" scheme on the Android. It also might ask user for the permission, and throw an exception if it was denied.

See Also

Reference

IStorageProvider Interface
Avalonia.Platform.Storage Namespace