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RuntimeEnvironment.GetRuntimeDirectory Method

.NET Framework 4

Other Versions

Returns the directory where the common language runtime is installed.

Namespace: System.Runtime.InteropServices
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

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public static string GetRuntimeDirectory()

Return Value

Type: System.String
A string that contains the path to the directory where the common language runtime is installed.

Examples

The following example demonstrates calling the GetRuntimeDirectory method. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the RuntimeEnvironment class.

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// Show the path where the CLR was loaded from.
Console.WriteLine("Runtime directory: {0}", RuntimeEnvironment.GetRuntimeDirectory());

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

.NET Framework Security

FileIOPermission
for accessing files and folders. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess.PathDiscovery

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

RuntimeEnvironment Class

System.Runtime.InteropServices Namespace

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