Current Property (Project)

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Gets the project that is currently open in the ArcGIS Pro application

Syntax

C#
Visual Basic (Declaration)

public static Project Current {get;}

Public Shared ReadOnly Property Current As Project

Remarks

Only one project can be opened at a time in ArcGIS Pro. When another project is opened or a new project is created, this property is updated to reflect the newly opened project.

Example

Get the Current project

//Gets the current project
var project = Project.Current;

Get location of current project

//Gets the location of the current project; that is, the path to the current project file (*.aprx)  
string projectPath = Project.Current.URI;

Get the project's default gdb path

var projGDBPath = Project.Current.DefaultGeodatabasePath;

Check if project needs to be saved

//The project's dirty state indicates changes made to the project have not yet been saved. 
bool isProjectDirty = Project.Current.IsDirty;

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1

Reference

Project Class
Project Members

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