Path.IsPathRooted Method
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Gets a value indicating whether the specified path string contains a root.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- path
- Type: System.String
The path to test.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | path contains one or more of the invalid characters defined in GetInvalidPathChars. |
This method does not verify that the path or file name exists.
The IsPathRooted method returns true if the first character is a directory separator character such as "\", or if the path starts with a drive letter and colon (:). For example, it returns true for path strings such as "\\MyDir\\MyFile.txt", "C:\\MyDir", or "C:MyDir". It returns false for path strings such as "MyDir".