C# Environment GetFolderPath (Environment.SpecialFolder, Environment .SpecialFolderOption)

Description

Environment GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder, Environment.SpecialFolderOption) gets the path to the system special folder that is identified by the specified enumeration, and uses a specified option for accessing special folders.

Syntax

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder, Environment.SpecialFolderOption) has the following syntax.

public static string GetFolderPath(
  Environment.SpecialFolder folder,
  Environment.SpecialFolderOption option
)

Parameters

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder, Environment.SpecialFolderOption) has the following parameters.

• folder - An enumerated constant that identifies a system special folder.
• option - Specifies options to use for accessing a special folder.

Returns

Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder, Environment.SpecialFolderOption) method returns The path to the specified system special folder, if that folder physically exists on your computer; otherwise, an empty string (""). A folder will not physically exist if the operating system did not create it, the existing folder was deleted, or the folder is a virtual directory, such as My Computer, which does not correspond to a physical path.

Example

Gets the path to the system special folder that is identified by the specified enumeration, and uses a specified option for accessing special folders.

/*from  ww  w . ja v a 2 s  . c  o  m*/
using System;

class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("GetFolderPath: {0}",
                  Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.System, Environment.SpecialFolderOption.None));
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.