AppDomain.BaseDirectory Property
Gets the base directory that the assembly resolver uses to probe for assemblies.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.StringThe base directory that the assembly resolver uses to probe for assemblies.
Implements
_AppDomain.BaseDirectory| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| AppDomainUnloadedException | The operation is attempted on an unloaded application domain. |
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.
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); } }
- FileIOPermission
for access to the information in the path itself, including if the path is in the form "file://" or \\UNC\dir or "c:\". Associated enumerations: FileIOPermissionAccess.PathDiscovery.
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.