Determining Framework Folder at Runtime

Tuesday, July 15, 2003

Tada:

C#:
string frameworkFolder = new FileInfo(new Uri(typeof(string).Assembly.CodeBase).LocalPath).DirectoryName;

VB .NET (thanks Mick)
Dim frameworkFolder As String = New FileInfo(New Uri(GetAssembly(GetType(String)).CodeBase).LocalPath).DirectoryName

The result: "c:\windows\microsoft.net\v1.0.3705"

3 Comments

Nice!

Perhaps we should start a contest for the best/coolest .NET 3-liners ... :-)

Christian Weyer - Tuesday, July 15, 2003 4:53:00 AM
Dim frameworkFolder As String = New FileInfo(New Uri(GetAssembly(GetType(String)).CodeBase).LocalPath).DirectoryName

Mick - Tuesday, July 15, 2003 5:42:00 AM
System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeEnvironment.GetRuntimeDirectory() should give you the same information in a much simpler way.

Atif Aziz - Sunday, August 3, 2003 5:15:00 PM

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