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ProjectInstance.Directory Property

Gets the project root directory. Used for evaluation of relative paths and setting the current directory during build. Is never null: projects not loaded from disk use the current directory from the time the build started.

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Namespace:  Microsoft.Build.Execution
Assembly:  Microsoft.Build (in Microsoft.Build.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Directory As String
public string Directory { get; }
public:
virtual property String^ Directory {
    String^ get () sealed;
}
abstract Directory : string with get 
override Directory : string with get
final function get Directory () : String

Property Value

Type: System.String
Returns the project root directory, which is never null. Projects not loaded from disk return the current directory at the time the build was started.

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See Also

Reference

ProjectInstance Class

Microsoft.Build.Execution Namespace