Provides a platform-specific character used to separate directory levels in a path string that reflects a hierarchical file system organization.
(in mscorlib.dll)
Visual Basic (Declaration)
Public Shared ReadOnly DirectorySeparatorChar As Char
Dim value As Char
value = Path.DirectorySeparatorChar
public static readonly char DirectorySeparatorChar
public:
static initonly wchar_t DirectorySeparatorChar
public static final var DirectorySeparatorChar : char
The character stored in this field cannot be in InvalidPathChars. AltDirectorySeparatorChar and DirectorySeparatorChar are both valid for separating directory levels in a path string.
The value of this field is a slash ("/") on UNIX, and a backslash ("\") on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
The following code example demonstrates the use of the DirectorySeparatorChar field.
Console.WriteLine("Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar={0}", Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar)
Console.WriteLine("Path.DirectorySeparatorChar={0}", Path.DirectorySeparatorChar)
Console.WriteLine("Path.PathSeparator={0}", Path.PathSeparator)
Console.WriteLine("Path.VolumeSeparatorChar={0}", Path.VolumeSeparatorChar)
Console.Write("Path.InvalidPathChars=")
Dim c As Char
For Each c In Path.InvalidPathChars
Console.Write(c)
Next c
Console.WriteLine()
' This code produces output similar to the following:
' Note that the InvalidPathCharacters contain characters
' outside of the printable character set.
'
' Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar=/
' Path.DirectorySeparatorChar=\
' Path.PathSeparator=;
' Path.VolumeSeparatorChar=:
Console.WriteLine("Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar={0}",
Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
Console.WriteLine("Path.DirectorySeparatorChar={0}",
Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
Console.WriteLine("Path.PathSeparator={0}",
Path.PathSeparator);
Console.WriteLine("Path.VolumeSeparatorChar={0}",
Path.VolumeSeparatorChar);
Console.Write("Path.InvalidPathChars=");
foreach (char c in Path.InvalidPathChars)
Console.Write(c);
Console.WriteLine();
// This code produces output similar to the following:
// Note that the InvalidPathCharacters contain characters
// outside of the printable character set.
//
// Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar=/
// Path.DirectorySeparatorChar=\
// Path.PathSeparator=;
// Path.VolumeSeparatorChar=:
Console::WriteLine( "Path::AltDirectorySeparatorChar={0}", (Path::AltDirectorySeparatorChar).ToString() );
Console::WriteLine( "Path::DirectorySeparatorChar={0}", (Path::DirectorySeparatorChar).ToString() );
Console::WriteLine( "Path::PathSeparator={0}", (Path::PathSeparator).ToString() );
Console::WriteLine( "Path::VolumeSeparatorChar={0}", (Path::VolumeSeparatorChar).ToString() );
Console::Write( "Path::InvalidPathChars=" );
for ( int i = 0; i < Path::InvalidPathChars->Length; i++ )
Console::Write( Path::InvalidPathChars[ i ] );
Console::WriteLine();
// This code produces output similar to the following:
// Note that the InvalidPathCharacters contain characters
// outside of the printable character set.
//
// Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar=/
// Path.DirectorySeparatorChar=\
// Path.PathSeparator=;
// Path.VolumeSeparatorChar=:
Console.WriteLine("Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar={0}",
Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
Console.WriteLine("Path.DirectorySeparatorChar={0}",
Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
Console.WriteLine("Path.PathSeparator={0}",
Path.PathSeparator);
Console.WriteLine("Path.VolumeSeparatorChar={0}",
Path.VolumeSeparatorChar);
Console.Write("Path.InvalidPathChars=");
for (var c : char in Path.InvalidPathChars)
Console.Write(c);
Console.WriteLine();
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
.NET Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0
.NET Compact Framework
Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0
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