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
)
public static String GetDirectory (
	String virtualPath
)
public static function GetDirectory (
	virtualPath : String
) : String
Not applicable.

Parameters

virtualPath

The virtual path.

Return Value

The directory referenced in the virtual path.

Exception typeCondition

ArgumentException

virtualPath is not rooted.

- or -

virtualPath is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) 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.

Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0

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