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VirtualPathUtility::ToAbsolute Method (String, String)

Converts a virtual path to an application absolute path using the specified application path.

Namespace:  System.Web
Assembly:  System.Web (in System.Web.dll)

public:
static String^ ToAbsolute(
	String^ virtualPath, 
	String^ applicationPath
)

Parameters

virtualPath
Type: System::String

The virtual path to convert to an application-relative path.

applicationPath
Type: System::String

The application path to use to convert virtualPath to a relative path.

Return Value

Type: System::String
The absolute virtual path representation of virtualPath.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

applicationPath is not rooted.

HttpException

A leading double period (..) is used in the application path to exit above the top directory.

The ToAbsolute overload of the ToAbsolute method uses the supplied application path rather than the current application path.

If virtualPath is:

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

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
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