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VirtualPathUtility::GetDirectory Method

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.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

virtualPath is not rooted.

- or -

virtualPath is nullptr 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.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

.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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