Gets or sets the fully qualified path of the current working directory.
Public Shared Property CurrentDirectory As String
Dim value As String value = Environment.CurrentDirectory Environment.CurrentDirectory = value
public static string CurrentDirectory { get; set; }
public: static property String^ CurrentDirectory { String^ get (); void set (String^ value); }
public static function get CurrentDirectory () : String public static function set CurrentDirectory (value : String)
Attempted to set to an empty string ("").
Attempted to set to nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
An I/O error occurred.
Attempted to set a local path that cannot be found.
The caller does not have the appropriate permission.
By definition, if this process starts in the root directory of a local or network drive, the value of this property is the drive name followed by a trailing slash (for example, "C:\"). If this process starts in a subdirectory, the value of this property is the drive and subdirectory path, without a trailing slash (for example, "C:\mySubDirectory").
The following code example demonstrates setting the CurrentDirectory property.
' Change the directory to %WINDIR% Environment.CurrentDirectory = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("windir") Dim info As New DirectoryInfo(".") Console.WriteLine(("Directory Info: " + info.FullName))
// Change the directory to %WINDIR% Environment.CurrentDirectory = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("windir"); DirectoryInfo info = new DirectoryInfo("."); lock(info) { Console.WriteLine("Directory Info: "+info.FullName); }
// Change the directory to %WINDIR% Environment::CurrentDirectory = Environment::GetEnvironmentVariable( "windir" ); DirectoryInfo^ info = gcnew DirectoryInfo( "." ); System::Threading::Monitor::Enter( info ); try { Console::WriteLine( "Directory Info: {0}", info->FullName ); } finally { System::Threading::Monitor::Exit( info ); }
for writing to files or directories in a set operation. Associated enumeration: SecurityPermissionFlag..::.UnmanagedCode
for access to the information in the path itself in a get operation. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess..::.PathDiscovery
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