.NET Common Language Runtime Unleashed

System.Environment

Use this class to retrieve the following information:

• Command-line arguments

• Current directory

• System directory

• Exit codes

• Machine name

• Domain name

• Username

• Tick count

• Newline character sequence

• OS version

• Environment variable settings

• Contents of the call stack

• Version of the CLR

• Working set

Listing B.6 shows a sample program calling some of the environment methods and properties (environment.cs).

Listing B.6. Environment Example

static void Main(string [] args) { Console.WriteLine("Command line: {0} ", Environment.CommandLine); Console.WriteLine("Directory: {0} ", Environment.CurrentDirectory); Console.WriteLine("Exit Code: {0} ", Environment.ExitCode); Console.WriteLine("Machine name: {0} ", Environment.MachineName); Console.Write("NewLine: ...