My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyPictures Property 

Gets a path name pointing to the My Pictures directory.

' Usage
Dim value As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyPictures
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property MyPictures As String

Return Value

String.

Exceptions

The following condition may cause an exception:

• The path is empty, usually because the operating system does not support the directory (DirectoryNotFoundException).

Remarks

The My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories Object class contains paths to commonly referenced directories.

Example

This example displays the path for the MyPictures directory in a MessageBox.

MsgBox(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.MyPictures)

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class: SpecialDirectoriesProxy (provides access to SpecialDirectories)

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Permissions

The following permission is required:

For more information, see Code Access Security and Requesting Permissions.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.SpecialDirectories.MyPictures