Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory versus Directory.Delete

I stumbled upon this post while researching on the Delete Directory options available under:

1. Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.DeleteDirectory

2. Directory.Delete

Is this statement true?

"Anyone says referencing the Microsoft.VisualBasic is often undesirable from within C#. Any association with VB from within C# code stri开发者_JAVA技巧kes me as undesirable"

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There is nothing wrong with referencing Microsoft.VisualBasic from any .NET language. I mean, other than uneasy feelings about its name.

It contains several methods to help porting VB6 code, but it also includes a couple of interesting shortcuts, like say, the AssemblyInfo class. If you're using Windows Forms, you can gain something if you inherit from WindowsFormsApplicationBase (like easy single-instance applications, or splash screens).

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Correct. The VisualBasic library is included primarily for backwards compatibility. It is greatly preferred (and probably more efficient) to use synonymous methods that are in the standard .NEt library.

Edit: But of course, for the linked post... when there is no equivalence, it's 'OK' to use the VisualBasic library