SpecialDirectories.Desktop Property
Definition
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Gets a path name pointing to the Desktop directory.
public:
static property System::String ^ Desktop { System::String ^ get(); };public static string Desktop { get; }static member Desktop : stringPublic Shared ReadOnly Property Desktop As StringProperty Value
The path to the Desktop directory.
Exceptions
The path is empty, usually because the operating system does not support the directory.
Examples
This example displays the path for the Desktop directory in a MessageBox.
MsgBox(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop)
Remarks
The SpecialDirectories object contains paths to commonly referenced directories.
Applies to
See also
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