Gets the base directory that the assembly resolver uses to probe for assemblies.
Namespace:
System
Assembly:
mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public ReadOnly Property BaseDirectory As String
Dim instance As AppDomain
Dim value As String
value = instance.BaseDirectory
public string BaseDirectory { get; }
public:
virtual property String^ BaseDirectory {
String^ get () sealed;
}
public final function get BaseDirectory () : String
Property Value
Type:
System..::.StringThe base directory that the assembly resolver uses to probe for assemblies.
Implements
_AppDomain..::.BaseDirectory
This property corresponds to the AppDomainSetup..::.ApplicationBase property. It can also be retrieved using the GetData method with the string "APPBASE".
The following code example creates a new application domain, specifying a base directory to use when searching for assemblies to load into the domain. The example then uses the BaseDirectory property to obtain the base directory path, for display to the console.
Imports System
Imports System.Reflection
Imports System.Security.Policy
'for evidence object
Class ADSetup
Public Shared Sub Main()
' Create the application domain setup information.
Dim domaininfo As New AppDomainSetup()
domaininfo.ConfigurationFile = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + "ADSetup.exe.config"
domaininfo.ApplicationBase = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory
'Create evidence for the new appdomain from evidence of the current application domain.
Dim adevidence As Evidence = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.Evidence
' Create appdomain.
Dim domain As AppDomain = AppDomain.CreateDomain("MyDomain", adevidence, domaininfo)
' Write out the application domain information.
Console.WriteLine(("Host domain: " + AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName))
Console.WriteLine(("child domain: " + domain.FriendlyName))
Console.WriteLine()
Console.WriteLine(("Configuration file is: " + domain.SetupInformation.ConfigurationFile))
Console.WriteLine(("Application Base Directory is: " + domain.BaseDirectory))
AppDomain.Unload(domain)
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Security.Policy;
class ADSetup
{
public static void Main()
{
// Create application domain setup information
AppDomainSetup domaininfo = new AppDomainSetup();
domaininfo.ConfigurationFile = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory + "ADSetup.exe.config";
domaininfo.ApplicationBase = System.Environment.CurrentDirectory;
//Create evidence for the new appdomain from evidence of the current application domain
Evidence adevidence = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.Evidence;
// Create appdomain
AppDomain domain = AppDomain.CreateDomain("MyDomain", adevidence, domaininfo);
// Write out application domain information
Console.WriteLine("Host domain: " + AppDomain.CurrentDomain.FriendlyName);
Console.WriteLine("child domain: " + domain.FriendlyName);
Console.WriteLine();
Console.WriteLine("Configuration file is: " + domain.SetupInformation.ConfigurationFile);
Console.WriteLine("Application Base Directory is: " + domain.BaseDirectory);
AppDomain.Unload(domain);
}
}
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Reflection;
using namespace System::Security::Policy;
//for evidence Object
int main()
{
// Create application domain setup information
AppDomainSetup^ domaininfo = gcnew AppDomainSetup;
domaininfo->ConfigurationFile = String::Format( "{0}ADSetup.exe.config", System::Environment::CurrentDirectory );
domaininfo->ApplicationBase = String::Format( "{0}", System::Environment::CurrentDirectory );
//Create evidence for the new appdomain from evidence of the current application domain
Evidence^ adevidence = AppDomain::CurrentDomain->Evidence;
// Create appdomain
AppDomain^ domain = AppDomain::CreateDomain( "MyDomain", adevidence, domaininfo );
// Write out application domain information
Console::WriteLine( "Host domain: {0}", AppDomain::CurrentDomain->FriendlyName );
Console::WriteLine( "child domain: {0}", domain->FriendlyName );
Console::WriteLine();
Console::WriteLine( "Configuration file is: {0}", domain->SetupInformation->ConfigurationFile );
Console::WriteLine( "Application Base Directory is: {0}", domain->BaseDirectory );
AppDomain::Unload( domain );
}
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
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