Given a System.IO.File get the directory

[SoxFan44]

Hi,
If I have a File("c:\test\subdir\file1.html"), what's the best way to get
the directory of this file, ie 'c:\test\subdir'? Thanks!

 

[ergintiravoglu]

MessageBox.Show(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName("c:\\test\\subdir\\file1.html").ToString());

 

[Deepak Khanal]

System.IO.FileInfo fi = new
System.IO.FileInfo(@"c:\test\subdir\file1.html");
Response.Write(fi.DirectoryName);

 

[SoxFan44]

Thanks

MessageBox.Show(System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName("c:\\test\\subdir\\file1.html").ToString());

 

[ergintiravoglu]

i think, it is long way, is it?

System.IO.FileInfo fi = new
System.IO.FileInfo(@"c:\test\subdir\file1.html");
Response.Write(fi.DirectoryName);

 

[ergintiravoglu]

not at all :)

Thanks

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

there is no way that you can have a File(....) , File does not have a
constructor as all the methods are static

if you have a File.Open( ... ) you will get a FileStream which has a Name
property. Then you can use System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName to get the name
of the directory