XMLDocument.Load() Does not load the file while running test project - c#-4.0

Question

I have a test case which validates an XML file.
When using VS2010 with .Net 3.5 framework, the below code works perfectly fine, i am able to load the XML file. My file is location is Source folder of the application.
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
try
{
doc.Load("Terms_and_Conditions.xml");
XmlNode node;
XmlElement root = doc.DocumentElement;
//Select and display the value of the element.
node = root.SelectSingleNode(NodeSelection);
return node.InnerText;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}
Solution Folder:
When I run the same code in .Net 4.6.1, file path resolves to
C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\\Common7\\Terms_and_Conditions.xml
Anyone have an idea why this issue with .Net 4.6.1

Answer 1

This happens because your unit tests run in the test runner, which is located in the Common7 folder and not in your projects bin folder. Since you specify a relative path to the xml file, the program will look for the file in the current folder, which is the Common7 folder.

Answer 2

Thanks everyone for the quick help.
Here is how I solved the problem with above link.
XmlDocument doc = new XmlDocument();
try
{
var path = System.IO.Directory.GetParent(System.IO.Directory.GetParent(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory).ToString());
doc.Load("Terms_and_Conditions.xml");
XmlNode node;
XmlElement root = doc.DocumentElement;
//Select and display the value of the element.
node = root.SelectSingleNode(NodeSelection);
return node.InnerText;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
throw ex;
}