How to read existing text files without defining path

Question

Most of the examples shows how to read text file from exact location (f.e. \"C:\\Users\\Owner\\Documents\\test1.txt\"). But, how to read text files without writing full path

Answer 1

You could use Directory.GetCurrentDirectory:

var path = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "\\fileName.txt");

Which will look for the file fileName.txt in the current directory of the application.