SpecialDirectoriesProxy.Desktop Property

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

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Gets a path name pointing to the Desktop directory.

This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

public:
 property System::String ^ Desktop { System::String ^ get(); };

public string Desktop { get; }

member this.Desktop : string

Public ReadOnly Property Desktop As String

Property Value

String

The path to the Desktop directory.

Exceptions

DirectoryNotFoundException

The path is empty, usually because the operating system does not support the directory.

Examples

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

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

Remarks

The SpecialDirectories object contains paths to commonly referenced directories.

Applies to