ToolLocationHelper.GetPathToSystemFile Method

Gets a fully qualified path to a file in the system directory.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core (in Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetPathToSystemFile ( _
    fileName As String _
) As String

public static string GetPathToSystemFile(
    string fileName
)

public:
static String^ GetPathToSystemFile(
    String^ fileName
)

static member GetPathToSystemFile : 
        fileName:string -> string

public static function GetPathToSystemFile(
    fileName : String
) : String

Parameters

• fileName
  Type: System.String

  The file to locate in the System folder.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A string containing the fully qualified path to the the file in the system directory.

Remarks

This API builds the full path plus filename for a file in the System folder. It doesn't check for the existence of the file prior to returning.

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see dd66cd4c-b087-415f-9c3e-94e3a1835f74.

See Also

Reference

ToolLocationHelper Class

Microsoft.Build.Utilities Namespace