FileSystemInfoExtensionsGetUniqueId Method

Gets the unique system identifier for the file or directory pointed by the source FileSystemInfo, also known as the File Reference Number (FRN).

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms646269%28v=vs.85%29.aspx

Definition

Namespace: DevCase.ThirdParty.WindowsApiCodePack.Extensions.FileSystemInfoExtensions
Assembly: DevCase.net48.ThirdParty.WindowsApiCodePack (in DevCase.net48.ThirdParty.WindowsApiCodePack.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.0)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
[EditorBrowsableAttribute(EditorBrowsableState.Always)]
public static ulong GetUniqueId(
	this FileSystemInfo source
)

Parameters

source  FileSystemInfo
The source FileSystemInfo.

Return Value

UInt64
The unique identifier.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type FileSystemInfo. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

Note: Some functionalities of this assembly may require to install one or all of the listed NuGet packages:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/WindowsAPICodePack

See Also