# TextControl.GetFileDirectory Method

> Returns the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET Server
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Method
- **Introduced:** 21.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl.Web`
- **Assembly:** `TXTextControl.Web.dll`, which the TX Text Control .NET Server setup installs, for .NET Framework; in no NuGet package
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET Server > Reference > TXTextControl.Web > TextControl.GetFileDirectory Method
- **437 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/getfiledirectory-method/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/getfiledirectory-method/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/textcontrol/getfiledirectory-method/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Returns the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored.

### Syntax

```csharp
public string GetFileDirectory(Web.FileType type);
```

```vbnet
Public Function GetFileDirectory(ByVal type As Web.FileType) As String
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| type | Specifies one of the [FileType](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-server/reference/txtextcontrol-web/filetype/enumeration/llms-full.txt) values. |

### Return Value

Returns the directory path where the files of a specific file type are stored. The return value is null, if no directory path was specified.

### Examples

`GetFileDirectory` is not exposed by the current ASP.NET Core editor helper. The following example uses `SetFileDirectory` in the current server-side setup instead.

```csharp
var result = textControl.SetFileDirectory("Quarterly report", TXTextControl.Web.FileType.Document);
Console.WriteLine(result);
```

```vbnet
Dim result = textControl.SetFileDirectory("Quarterly report", TXTextControl.Web.FileType.Document)
Console.WriteLine(result)
```

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## Nearby

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