Path::VolumeSeparatorChar Field

.NET Framework (current version)

Provides a platform-specific volume separator character.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

public:
static initonly wchar_t VolumeSeparatorChar

Field Value

Type: System::Char

Remarks

The value of this field is a colon (:) on Windows and Macintosh, and a slash (/) on UNIX operating systems. This is most useful for parsing paths such as "c:\windows" or "MacVolume:System Folder".

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of the VolumeSeparatorChar field.

C++

Console::WriteLine( "Path::AltDirectorySeparatorChar={0}", (Path::AltDirectorySeparatorChar).ToString() );
Console::WriteLine( "Path::DirectorySeparatorChar={0}", (Path::DirectorySeparatorChar).ToString() );
Console::WriteLine( "Path::PathSeparator={0}", (Path::PathSeparator).ToString() );
Console::WriteLine( "Path::VolumeSeparatorChar={0}", (Path::VolumeSeparatorChar).ToString() );
Console::Write( "Path::InvalidPathChars=" );
for ( int i = 0; i < Path::InvalidPathChars->Length; i++ )
   Console::Write( Path::InvalidPathChars[ i ] );
Console::WriteLine();

// This code produces output similar to the following:
// Note that the InvalidPathCharacters contain characters
// outside of the printable character set.
//
// Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar=/
// Path.DirectorySeparatorChar=\
// Path.PathSeparator=;
// Path.VolumeSeparatorChar=:

Version Information

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 10
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0