PathIntrinsics.SetLocation(String) Method

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Management.Automation
Assembly:
System.Management.Automation.dll
Package:
Microsoft.PowerShell.5.1.ReferenceAssemblies v1.0.0
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.0.13
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.1.7
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.2.12
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.3.5
Package:
System.Management.Automation v7.4.0
Package:
Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime v6.1.0
Package:
Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime v6.2.0

Changes the current location to the specified path.

public:
 System::Management::Automation::PathInfo ^ SetLocation(System::String ^ path);
public System.Management.Automation.PathInfo SetLocation (string path);
member this.SetLocation : string -> System.Management.Automation.PathInfo
Public Function SetLocation (path As String) As PathInfo

Parameters

path
String

The path to change the location to. This can be either a drive-relative or provider-relative path. It cannot be a provider-internal path.

Returns

PathInfo

The path of the new current location.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

If path is null.

ArgumentException

If path does not exist, is not a container, or resolved to multiple containers.

ProviderNotFoundException

If path refers to a provider that does not exist.

DriveNotFoundException

If path refers to a drive that does not exist.

ProviderInvocationException

If the provider associated with path threw an exception.

Applies to