Retrieves the parent directory of the specified path.
[Visual Basic] Public Shared Function GetParent( _ ByVal path As String _ ) As Directory [C#] public static Directory GetParent( string path ); [C++] public: static Directory* GetParent( String* path ); [JScript] public static function GetParent( path : String ) : Directory;
The parent directory.
Exception Type | Condition |
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ArgumentNullException | path is a null reference (in Visual Basic Nothing). |
ArgumentException | path is an empty string ("") or contains invalid characters. |
SecurityException | The caller does not have the required permission. |
NGWS Runtime Security:
FileIOPermissionAccess | Read permission to the parent directory. |