Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension Method
Returns the file name of the specified path string without the extension.
Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- path
- Type: System.String
The path of the file.
Return Value
Type: System.StringThe string returned by GetFileName, minus the last period (.) and all characters following it.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | path contains one or more of the invalid characters defined in GetInvalidPathChars. |
This method does not verify that the path or file name exists.
For a list of common I/O tasks, see Common I/O Tasks.
The following code example demonstrates a use of the GetFileNameWithoutExtension method.
string fileName = @"C:\mydir\myfile.ext"; string path = @"C:\mydir\"; string result; result = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(fileName); Console.WriteLine("GetFileNameWithoutExtension('{0}') returns '{1}'", fileName, result); result = Path.GetFileName(path); Console.WriteLine("GetFileName('{0}') returns '{1}'", path, result); // This code produces output similar to the following: // // GetFileNameWithoutExtension('C:\mydir\myfile.ext') returns 'myfile' // GetFileName('C:\mydir\') returns ''
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
