DesignEditors.TPropertyEditor.PrivateDirectory

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Delphi

property PrivateDirectory: string read GetPrivateDirectory;

C++

__property System::UnicodeString PrivateDirectory = {read=GetPrivateDirectory};

Properties

Type Visibility Source Unit Parent
property public
DesignEditors.pas
DesignEditors.hpp
DesignEditors TPropertyEditor

Description

Specifies the location where the property editor can store auxiliary files.

Use PrivateDirectory to store executables used by the property editor or auxiliary files that store state information, examples, templates, and so on.

Note: On Windows, PrivateDirectory is the location specified in the registry under the key

Note: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\Delphi\x.0\Globals\PrivateDir

Note: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Borland\CBuilder\x.0\Globals\PrivateDir

The property editor can use the directory to read files, write files, or store DLLs (Windows) or shared objects (Linux) and executables.