Directory.GetCurrentDirectory Method
Definition
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Gets the current working directory of the application.
public:
static System::String ^ GetCurrentDirectory();
public static string GetCurrentDirectory ();
static member GetCurrentDirectory : unit -> string
Public Shared Function GetCurrentDirectory () As String
Returns
A string that contains the absolute path of the current working directory, and does not end with a backslash (\).
Exceptions
The caller does not have the required permission.
The operating system is Windows CE, which does not have current directory functionality.
This method is available in the .NET Compact Framework, but is not currently supported.
Examples
The following example demonstrates how to use the GetCurrentDirectory
method.
using namespace System;
using namespace System::IO;
int main()
{
try
{
// Get the current directory.
String^ path = Directory::GetCurrentDirectory();
String^ target = "c:\\temp";
Console::WriteLine( "The current directory is {0}", path );
if ( !Directory::Exists( target ) )
{
Directory::CreateDirectory( target );
}
// Change the current directory.
Environment::CurrentDirectory = target;
if ( path->Equals( Directory::GetCurrentDirectory() ) )
{
Console::WriteLine( "You are in the temp directory." );
}
else
{
Console::WriteLine( "You are not in the temp directory." );
}
}
catch ( Exception^ e )
{
Console::WriteLine( "The process failed: {0}", e );
}
}
using System;
using System.IO;
class Test
{
public static void Main()
{
try
{
// Get the current directory.
string path = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory();
string target = @"c:\temp";
Console.WriteLine("The current directory is {0}", path);
if (!Directory.Exists(target))
{
Directory.CreateDirectory(target);
}
// Change the current directory.
Environment.CurrentDirectory = (target);
if (path.Equals(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()))
{
Console.WriteLine("You are in the temp directory.");
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("You are not in the temp directory.");
}
}
catch (Exception e)
{
Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString());
}
}
}
open System
open System.IO
try
// Get the current directory.
let path = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
let target = @"c:\temp"
printfn $"The current directory is {path}"
if not (Directory.Exists target) then
Directory.CreateDirectory target |> ignore
// Change the current directory.
Environment.CurrentDirectory <- target
if path.Equals(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()) then
printfn "You are in the temp directory."
else
printfn "You are not in the temp directory."
with e ->
printfn $"The process failed: {e}"
Imports System.IO
Public Class Test
Public Shared Sub Main()
Try
' Get the current directory.
Dim path As String = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()
Dim target As String = "c:\temp"
Console.WriteLine("The current directory is {0}", path)
If Directory.Exists(target) = False Then
Directory.CreateDirectory(target)
End If
' Change the current directory.
Environment.CurrentDirectory = (target)
If path.Equals(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory()) Then
Console.WriteLine("You are in the temp directory.")
Else
Console.WriteLine("You are not in the temp directory.")
End If
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine("The process failed: {0}", e.ToString())
End Try
End Sub
End Class
Remarks
The current directory is distinct from the original directory, which is the one from which the process was started.
For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.