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Page.MapPath Method

Retrieves the physical path that a virtual path, either absolute or relative, maps to.

[Visual Basic]
Public Function MapPath( _
   ByVal virtualPath As String _
) As String
[C#]
public string MapPath(
 string virtualPath
);
[C++]
public: String* MapPath(
 String* virtualPath
);
[JScript]
public function MapPath(
   virtualPath : String
) : String;

Parameters

virtualPath
A String that represents the virtual path.

Return Value

The physical path associated with the virtual path.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#] The following example uses the MapPath method to obtain the physical path of a subfolder. It then uses this information to set the Text property of a TextBox Web server control.

[Visual Basic] 
Dim fileNameString As String  = Me.MapPath(subFolder.Text)
fileNameString += "\\" + fileNameTextBox.Text

[C#] 
String fileNameString = this.MapPath(subFolder.Text);
fileNameString += "\\" + fileNameTextBox.Text;

[C++, JScript] No example is available for C++ or JScript. To view a Visual Basic or C# example, click the Language Filter button Language Filter in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family

See Also

Page Class | Page Members | System.Web.UI Namespace

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