Path.GetFileName Method
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Returns the file name and extension of the specified path string.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- path
- Type: System.String
The path string from which to obtain the file name and extension.
Return Value
Type: System.StringA String consisting of the characters after the last directory character in path. If the last character of path is a directory or volume separator character, this method returns Empty. If path is null, this method returns null.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | path contains one or more of the invalid characters defined in GetInvalidPathChars. |
The returned value is null if the file path is null.
The separator characters used to determine the start of the file name are DirectorySeparatorChar and AltDirectorySeparatorChar.
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