GetDirectoryName Method

Returns the directory information for the specified Unix path string.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function GetDirectoryName( _
   ByVal unixPath As String _
) As String

'Usage
 
Dim unixPath As String
Dim value As String
 
value = UnixPath.GetDirectoryName(unixPath)

public static string GetDirectoryName( 
   string unixPath
)

public: static string* GetDirectoryName( 
   string* unixPath
)

public:
static String^ GetDirectoryName( 
   String^ unixPath
)

Parameters

unixPath: The Unix path of a file or directory.

Return Value

Directory information for unixPath, or null if unixPath denotes a root directory or is null. Returns String.Empty if unixPath does not contain directory information.

Exceptions

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentException	unixPath contains Unix filesystem-illegal characters (NUL), is empty, or contains only white spaces.

Remarks

In most cases, the string returned by this method consists of all characters in the path up to but not including the last UnixDirectorySeparatorChar. If the path consists of a root ("/"), null is returned.

Reference

UnixPath Class
UnixPath Members