Application #54. Work with Environment Settings

This topic introduces two classes your applications can use to retrieve information about the current system configuration, such as the location of the TEMP directory, the current display size, and a list of available drives.

Building Upon...

Application #35: Create an Explorer-Style Application

Application #70: Reflection

New Concepts

The .NET Framework contains two classes in the System namespace that provide simple access to your system’s environment settings. You can use this information to determine whether the current system meets your application’s operational requirements. The Environment class exposes shared properties and methods dealing with the platform details, such as what operating ...

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