get location of file in c# code example

Example 1: c# check if string is path or file

// get the file attributes for file or directory
FileAttributes attr = File.GetAttributes(@"c:\Temp");

//detect whether its a directory or file
if ((attr & FileAttributes.Directory) == FileAttributes.Directory)
    MessageBox.Show("Its a directory");
else
    MessageBox.Show("Its a file");

Example 2: get documents path c#

String path = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);