Assembly::Location Property
.NET Framework (current version)
Gets the full path or UNC location of the loaded file that contains the manifest.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System::String^The location of the loaded file that contains the manifest. If the loaded file was shadow-copied, the location is that of the file after being shadow-copied. If the assembly is loaded from a byte array, such as when using the Load(array<Byte>^) method overload, the value returned is an empty string ("").
Implements
_Assembly::Location| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| NotSupportedException | The current assembly is a dynamic assembly, represented by an AssemblyBuilder object. |
The following example displays the location of the loaded file that contains the manifest.
Assembly^ SampleAssembly; // Instantiate a target object. Int32 Integer1(0); Type^ Type1; // Set the Type instance to the target class type. Type1 = Integer1.GetType(); // Instantiate an Assembly class to the assembly housing the Integer type. SampleAssembly = Assembly::GetAssembly( Integer1.GetType() ); // Display the physical location of the assembly containing the manifest. Console::WriteLine( "Location= {0}", SampleAssembly->Location ); // The example displays the following output: // Location=C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\mscorlib.dll
FileIOPermission
for access to the path. Associated enumeration: FileIOPermissionAccess::PathDiscovery
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
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