Environment::CurrentDirectory Property
Gets or sets the fully qualified path of the current working directory.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public: property String^ CurrentDirectory { static String^ get(); static void set(String^ value); }
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | Attempted to set to an empty string (""). |
| ArgumentNullException | Attempted to set to null. |
| IOException | An I/O error occurred. |
| DirectoryNotFoundException | Attempted to set a local path that cannot be found. |
| SecurityException | 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 example demonstrates setting the CurrentDirectory property.
using namespace System; using namespace System::IO; void main() { // Change the directory to %WINDIR% Environment::CurrentDirectory = Environment::GetEnvironmentVariable( "windir" ); DirectoryInfo^ info = gcnew DirectoryInfo( "." ); Console::WriteLine("Directory Info: {0}", info->FullName); } // The example displays output like the following: // Directory Info: C:\windows
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
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0