ConvertToUnix(String) Method

Converts a relative or absolute Windows path to a Unix path fragment, and replaces any Unix filesystem-illegal characters with underscores.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Visual Basic (Usage)
C#
C++/CLI

Public Overloads Shared Function ConvertToUnix( _
   ByVal windowsPath As String _
) As String

Dim windowsPath As String
Dim value As String
 
value = UnixPath.ConvertToUnix(windowsPath)

public static string ConvertToUnix( 
   string windowsPath
)

public:
static String^ ConvertToUnix( 
   String^ windowsPath
)

Parameters

windowsPath: A Windows path

Return Value

A Unix-compatible path fragment

Remarks

Typically intended for relative paths, as absolute Windows paths contain root (eg: "C:\" or "\\ServerName"), which may result in unexpected conversions.

Reference

UnixPath Class
UnixPath Members
Overload List