Path.GetPathRoot Method

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Gets the root directory information of the specified path.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetPathRoot ( _
    path As String _
) As String

public static string GetPathRoot(
    string path
)

Parameters

• path
  Type: System.String
  The path from which to obtain root directory information.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A string containing the root directory of path, such as "rootdir", or nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) if path is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), or an empty string if path does not contain root directory information.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	path contains one or more of the invalid characters defined in GetInvalidPathChars. -or- String.Empty was passed to path.

Remarks

This method does not verify that the path or file name exists.

Platform Notes

 Silverlight for Windows Phone

 GetPathRoot returns an empty string when path is prefixed with whitespace.

System.IO.Path.GetPathRoot(String.Empty) returns a null string instead of throwing an ArgumentException.

System.IO.Path.GetPathRoot(@":hello") returns a null string instead of throwing an ArgumentException.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

See Also

Reference

Path Class

System.IO Namespace

Other Resources

Isolated Storage