SpecialDirectoriesProxy Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Source:: SpecialDirectoriesProxy.vb

Source:: SpecialDirectoriesProxy.vb

Source:: SpecialDirectoriesProxy.vb

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Provides properties for accessing commonly referenced directories.

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

public ref class SpecialDirectoriesProxy

public class SpecialDirectoriesProxy

type SpecialDirectoriesProxy = class

Public Class SpecialDirectoriesProxy

Inheritance: Object
SpecialDirectoriesProxy

Examples

This example returns the filePath for the user's Desktop directory and displays it.

Dim filePath As String
filePath = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop
MsgBox(filePath)

Remarks

If the path for the referenced directory is empty, usually due to the operating system not supporting the directory, a DirectoryNotFoundException exception is thrown.

No backslash (\) appears at the end of the path.

The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories object.

To	See
Read from the MyDocuments directory	How to: Retrieve the Contents of the My Documents Directory

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	Yes
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	Yes

Properties

AllUsersApplicationData	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path name pointing to the Application Data directory for the all users.
CurrentUserApplicationData	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path name pointing to the Application Data directory for the current user.
Desktop	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path name pointing to the Desktop directory.
MyDocuments	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path name pointing to the My Documents directory.
MyMusic	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path name pointing to the My Music directory.
MyPictures	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path name pointing to the My Pictures directory.
ProgramFiles	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path pointing to the Program Files directory.
Programs	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path name pointing to the Programs directory.
Temp	This API supports the product infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code. Gets a path name pointing to the Temp directory.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Applies to

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