Path.IsPathRooted Method

The IsPathRooted method returns true if the first character is a directory separator character such as "\", or if the path starts with a drive letter and colon (:). For example, it returns true for path strings such as "\\MyDir\\MyFile.txt", "C:\\MyDir", or "C:MyDir". It returns false for path strings such as "MyDir".

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 how the IsPathRooted method can be used to test three strings.

string fileName = @"C:\mydir\myfile.ext";
string UncPath = @"\\myPc\mydir\myfile";
string relativePath = @"mydir\sudir\";
bool result;

result = Path.IsPathRooted(fileName);
Console.WriteLine("IsPathRooted('{0}') returns {1}", 
    fileName, result);

result = Path.IsPathRooted(UncPath);
Console.WriteLine("IsPathRooted('{0}') returns {1}", 
    UncPath, result);

result = Path.IsPathRooted(relativePath);
Console.WriteLine("IsPathRooted('{0}') returns {1}", 
    relativePath, result);

// This code produces output similar to the following: 
// 
// IsPathRooted('C:\mydir\myfile.ext') returns True 
// IsPathRooted('\\myPc\mydir\myfile') returns True 
// IsPathRooted('mydir\sudir\') returns False

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Client Profile

.NET for Windows Store apps

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.

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