Mono Class Library: System.IO.Directory Overview | Members

System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory Method

Returns the application's current working directory.

public static string GetCurrentDirectory ()

Returns

A string containing the path of the current working directory.

Platforms that do not support this feature return string.Empty.

Permissions

TypeReason
System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermissionRequires permission to access path information for the current directory. See System.Security.Permissions.FileIOPermissionAccess.PathDiscovery

Exceptions

TypeReason
System.Security.SecurityExceptionThe caller does not have the required permission.
UnauthorizedAccessExceptionThe caller does not have the required permission.

Remarks

Requirements

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0