GetParentPath Method

GetParentPath Method

Location

My.Computer.FileSystem.GetParentPath

Syntax

     Dim result As String = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetParentPath(path)

path (required; String): The path to be examined; an absolute or relative path

Description

The GetParentPath method examines a valid path and returns the parent portion. The path supplied to the method does not have to exist, but it must be in a valid format. Whether you supply the full path to a file or a directory, GetParentPath simply removes the final portion.

You can supply a relative path, but if you supply only a single path component (such as ".."), an empty string will be returned.

Usage at a Glance

The source path supplied does not need to exist in the file system.
An exception occurs if the source path is in an invalid format, or if the path is a "root" path that has no further parent.

Example

     workFolder = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetParentPath(workFile)

Related Framework Entries

Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices.FileSystemProxy.GetParentPath Method
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO.FileSystem.GetParentPath Method
System.IO.Directory.GetParent Method
System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName Method