My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Temp Property 

Gets a path name pointing to the Temp directory.

' Usage
Dim value As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Temp
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Temp 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 contains paths to commonly referenced directories.

Example

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

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

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class: SpecialDirectoriesProxy (provides access to SpecialDirectories)

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

Permissions

The following permissions are required:

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

See Also

Reference

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