Environment.GetLogicalDrives Method (System) (original) (raw)

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Definition

Retrieves the names of the logical drives on this computer.

public:
 static cli::array <System::String ^> ^ GetLogicalDrives();

public static string[] GetLogicalDrives();

static member GetLogicalDrives : unit -> string[]

Public Shared Function GetLogicalDrives () As String()

Returns

An array of strings representing the logical drive names.

Exceptions

The caller does not have the required permissions.

Examples

The following example shows how to display the logical drives of the current computer using the GetLogicalDrives method.

// Sample for the Environment::GetLogicalDrives method
using namespace System;
int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine();
   array<String^>^drives = Environment::GetLogicalDrives();
   Console::WriteLine( "GetLogicalDrives: {0}", String::Join( ", ", drives ) );
}

/*
This example produces the following results:

GetLogicalDrives: A:\, C:\, D:\
*/

// Sample for the Environment.GetLogicalDrives method
using System;

class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
    Console.WriteLine();
    String[] drives = Environment.GetLogicalDrives();
    Console.WriteLine("GetLogicalDrives: {0}", String.Join(", ", drives));
    }
}
/*
This example produces the following results:

GetLogicalDrives: A:\, C:\, D:\
*/

// Sample for the Environment.GetLogicalDrives method
open System

let drives = Environment.GetLogicalDrives()

String.concat ", " drives
|> printfn "\nGetLogicalDrives: %s" 
// This example produces the following results:
//     GetLogicalDrives: A:\, C:\, D:\

' Sample for the Environment.GetLogicalDrives method
Class Sample
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Console.WriteLine()
      Dim drives As [String]() = Environment.GetLogicalDrives()
      Console.WriteLine("GetLogicalDrives: {0}", [String].Join(", ", drives))
   End Sub
End Class
'
'This example produces the following results:
'
'GetLogicalDrives: A:\, C:\, D:\
'

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