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VirtualPathUtility::MakeRelative Method

Returns the relative virtual path from one virtual path containing the root operator (the tilde [~]) to another.

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

public:
static String^ MakeRelative(
	String^ fromPath, 
	String^ toPath
)

Parameters

fromPath
Type: System::String
The starting virtual path to return the relative virtual path from.
toPath
Type: System::String
The ending virtual path to return the relative virtual path to.

Return Value

Type: System::String
The relative virtual path from fromPath to toPath.

ExceptionCondition
ArgumentException

fromPath is not rooted.

- or -

toPath is not rooted.

If the fromPath and toPath parameters are not rooted; that is, they do not equal the root operator (the tilde [~]), do not start with a tilde (~), such as a tilde and a slash mark (~/) or a tilde and a double backslash (~//), or do not start with a slash mark (/), an ArgumentException exception is thrown.

Query string parameters and HTML anchors that are used in the URI are not used in determining the relative path.

If fromPath is "/directory1/file1.aspx" and toPath is "/directory2/file2.aspx", the MakeRelative method returns "../directory2/file2.aspx".

.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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