How to reference the C:\Users\Public directory programmatically in C#

Question

Is it safe to programmatically reference the public folder through:

Directory = System.Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(\"public\")+\"MyCompanyName\" // et         


        

Answer 1

It depends on what you want to achieve. There is a enum called SpecialFolder. You can use it to get the Path to some Directories. For Example:

System.Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.CommonDesktopDirectory)

points to "C:\Users\Public\Desktop".

IMHO, your way isn't wrong, though i would do some Exception Handling in case the EnvVar is really missing. Also you could use the ENUM with "CommonDesktopDirectory" and get rid of the "\Desktop" part.