How to use Server.MapPath to get location outside website folder in ASP.NET

Question

When my ASP.NET site uses documents (e.g. XML), I normally load the document as follows:

Server.MapPath(\"~\\Documents\\MyDocument.xml\")

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Answer 1

docPath = System.IO.Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, @"..\Documents\MyDocument.xml");

AppDomain.BaseDirectory returns current web application assembly directory path.