FileSystem.CombinePath(String, String) Method
Definition
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Combines two paths and returns a properly formatted path.
public:
static System::String ^ CombinePath(System::String ^ baseDirectory, System::String ^ relativePath);public static string CombinePath (string baseDirectory, string? relativePath);public static string CombinePath (string baseDirectory, string relativePath);static member CombinePath : string * string -> stringPublic Shared Function CombinePath (baseDirectory As String, relativePath As String) As StringParameters
- baseDirectory
- String
String. First path to be combined.
- relativePath
- String
String. Second path to be combined.
Returns
The combination of the specified paths.
Exceptions
baseDirectory or relativePath are malformed paths.
Examples
This example combines a directory path and file name to create a properly formatted path.
Dim fullPath = My.Computer.FileSystem.CombinePath(
"C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\My Pictures", "picture.jpg")
This example combines two paths to create a properly formatted path.
Dim fullPath = My.Computer.FileSystem.CombinePath(
"C:\Dir1\Dir2\Dir3", "..\Dir4\Dir5\File.txt")
This example returns C:\Dir1\Dir2\Dir4\Dir5\File.txt.
Remarks
This method trims excess slash-mark characters to create a properly formatted path.
The following table lists an example of a task involving the My.Computer.FileSystem.CombinePath method.
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Combine a directory path and file name | How to: Parse File Paths in Visual Basic |
