• Article

DirectoryInfo.Root Property

Microsoft Silverlight will reach end of support after October 2021. Learn more.

When it is called by trusted applications, gets the root portion of a path.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Root As DirectoryInfo

public DirectoryInfo Root { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.IO.DirectoryInfo
A DirectoryInfo object representing the root of a path.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
SecurityException

The caller does not have the required permission.

Remarks

Platform Notes

Silverlight for Windows Phone Silverlight for Windows Phone

 This member has a SecurityCriticalAttribute attribute on Silverlight for Windows Phone, because the attribute was present in Silverlight 3. This attribute restricts this member to internal use. Application code that uses this member throws a MethodAccessException.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.