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Path.GetInvalidPathChars Method

Gets an array containing the characters that are not allowed in path names.

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

Syntax

public static char GetInvalidPathChars ()

Return Value

Gets an array containing the characters that are not allowed in path names.

Remarks

The array returned from this method is not guaranteed to contain the complete set of characters that are invalid in file and directory names. The full set of invalid characters can vary by file system. For example, on Windows-based desktop platforms, invalid path characters might include ASCII/Unicode characters 1 through 31, as well as quote ("), less than, greater than, pipe (|), backspace (\b), null (\0) and tab (\t).

Version Information

Available in the .NET Micro Framework versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.1, and 4.2.

See Also

Reference

Path Class
Path Members
System.IO Namespace