VirtualPathUtility::GetDirectory Method (String^)

 

Returns the directory portion of a virtual path.

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

public:
static String^ GetDirectory(
	String^ virtualPath
)

Parameters

virtualPath
Type: System::String^

The virtual path.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The directory referenced in the virtual path.

Exception Condition
ArgumentException

virtualPath is not rooted.

- or -

virtualPath is null or an empty string.

If virtualPath is not rooted; that is, it does not equal the root operator (the tilde [~]), does not start with a tilde (~), such as a tilde and a slash mark (~/) or a tilde and a double backslash (~//), or does not start with a slash mark (/), an ArgumentException exception is thrown.

If the virtual path that is passed into the GetDirectory method is "/images/image1.gif", the returned directory is "/images".

The following code example demonstrates how to use the GetFileName, GetExtension, and GetDirectory methods.

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.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
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