System.IOUtils.TPath.GetPublicPath

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Delphi

class function GetPublicPath: string; static;

C++

static System::UnicodeString __fastcall GetPublicPath();

Properties

Type Visibility Source Unit Parent
function public
System.IOUtils.pas
System.IOUtils.hpp
System.IOUtils TPath

Description

Returns the path to the directory where you can store application data that can be shared with other applications.

Note: In desktop applications, "shared" means "shared between different users". In mobile applications, "shared" means "shared between different applications".

If the system running your application does not support the requested folder, or if the requested folder does not exist in the system, this function returns an empty string instead.

  • On Windows, it points to a system-wide directory.
  • On OS X, it points to a user-specific, application-agnostic directory.
  • On iOS Device, it returns an empty string as this directory is currently not supported.
  • On iOS Simulator and Android, it points to an application-specific, user-specific directory.
Platform Sample path Path ID
Windows XP C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA
Windows Vista or later C:\ProgramData FOLDERID_ProgramData
OS X /Users/<username>/Public NSSharedPublicDirectory
iOS Device
iOS Simulator /Users/<username>/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/<Device ID>/data/Containers/Data/Application/<application ID>/Public NSSharedPublicDirectory
Android /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/<application ID>/files Context.getExternalFilesDir

See Also