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VirtualPathUtility::IsAbsolute Method

Returns a Boolean value indicating whether the specified virtual path is absolute; that is, it starts with a literal slash mark (/).

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

public:
static bool IsAbsolute(
	String^ virtualPath
)

Parameters

virtualPath
Type: System::String

The virtual path to check.

Return Value

Type: System::Boolean
true if virtualPath is an absolute path and is not nullptr or an empty string (""); otherwise, false.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentNullException

virtualPath is nullptr.

A virtual path is absolute if it begins with a literal slash mark (/). For example, the Path property returns an absolute virtual path.

The following code example demonstrates how to use the IsAbsolute, IsAppRelative, and ToAppRelative methods.

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Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0
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