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Path.GetFileName Method

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When it is called by trusted applications, returns the file name and extension of the specified path string.

Namespace:  System.IO
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetFileName ( _
    path As String _
) As String
public static string GetFileName(
    string path
)

Parameters

  • path
    Type: System.String
    The path string from which to obtain the file name and extension.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String consisting of the characters after the last directory character in path. If the last character of path is a directory or volume separator character, this method returns Empty. If path is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), this method returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

path contains one or more of the invalid characters defined in GetInvalidPathChars.

Remarks

The returned value is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if the file path is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The separator characters used to determine the start of the file name are DirectorySeparatorChar and AltDirectorySeparatorChar.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

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