TryGetRelativePathFrom Method (IAbsoluteDirectoryPath)

Compute this directory as relative from . If this directory is "C:\Dir1\Dir2" and is "C:\Dir1\Dir3", the returned relative directory is "..\Dir2".

Syntax

bool TryGetRelativePathFrom( 
   IAbsoluteDirectoryPath pivotDirectory,
   out IRelativeDirectoryPath relativeDirectoryPath,
   out string failureReason
)

Parameters

pivotDirectory: The pivot directory from which the relative path is computed.
relativeDirectoryPath: A new relative directory path representing this directory relative to pivotDirectory.
failureReason: If this method returns false, contains a plain-english message explaining why it failed.

Return Value

true if the operation works, else returns false.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7and Linux, MacOS with net10.0, net9.0 or net8.0 installed

Reference

IAbsoluteDirectoryPath Interface
IAbsoluteDirectoryPath Members