My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop Property

Gets a path name pointing to the Desktop directory.

' Usage
Dim value As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Desktop As String

Property Value

String.

Exceptions

The following condition may cause an exception:

• The path is empty, usually because the operating system does not support the directory (DirectoryNotFoundException).

Remarks

The My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories Object contains paths to commonly referenced directories.

Example

This example displays the path for the Desktop directory in a MessageBox.

MsgBox(My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories.Desktop)

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices

Class:SpecialDirectoriesProxy (provides access to SpecialDirectories)

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Permissions

The following permission is required:

For more information, see Code Access Security and Requesting Permissions.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer.FileSystem.SpecialDirectories Object

SpecialDirectories.Desktop