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Path.DirectorySeparatorChar Field

Provides a platform-specific character used to separate directory levels in a path string that reflects a hierarchical file system organization.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

public static readonly Path DirectorySeparatorChar

Remarks

The character stored in this field cannot be in InvalidPathChars. AltDirectorySeparatorChar and DirectorySeparatorChar are both valid for separating directory levels in a path string. The value of this field is a slash ("/") on UNIX, and a backslash ("\") on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Version Information

Available in the .NET Micro Framework versions 3.0, 4.0, and 4.1.

See Also

Reference

Path Class
Path Members
System.IO Namespace