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VirtualPathUtility::Combine Method

Combines a base path and a relative path.

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

public:
static String^ Combine(
	String^ basePath, 
	String^ relativePath
)

Parameters

basePath
Type: System::String
The base path.
relativePath
Type: System::String
The relative path.

Return Value

Type: System::String
The combined basePath and relativePath.

ExceptionCondition
HttpException

relativePath is a physical path.

-or-

relativePath includes one or more colons.

ArgumentNullException

relativePath is nullptr or an empty string.

-or-

basePath is nullptr or an empty string.

The Combine method returns the value of the AppDomainAppVirtualPath property if the relative path is exactly a tilde (~).

The Combine method uses the AppDomainAppVirtualPath property value rather than the base path, if the relative path starts with a tilde and a slash mark (~/); otherwise, the Combine method uses the base path.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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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