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Directory.GetParent

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;

Parameters

path
The fully qualified path for which to retrieve the parent directory.

Return Value

The parent directory.

Exceptions

Exception Type Condition
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.

Requirements

NGWS Runtime Security:

FileIOPermissionAccess Read permission to the parent directory.

See Also

Directory Class | Directory Members | System.IO Namespace