Directory.SetCurrentDirectory Method

For apps that target Windows Phone OS 7.0 and 7.1, do not use this member in your app. If you do, your code will throw a MethodAccessException. This member is security-critical, which restricts it to internal use by the .NET Framework for Windows Phone class library.

[SECURITY CRITICAL]

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Sets the application's current working directory to the specified directory.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

<SecurityCriticalAttribute> _
Public Shared Sub SetCurrentDirectory ( _
    path As String _
)
[SecurityCriticalAttribute]
public static void SetCurrentDirectory(
    string path
)

Parameters

  • path
    Type: System..::.String
    The path to which the current working directory is set.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

See Also

Reference

Directory Class

System.IO Namespace