TryGetAbsolutePathFrom Method (IRelativeFilePath)

Resolve this relative file from . If this file is "..\Dir2\File.txt" and is "C:\Dir1\Dir3", the returned absolute file is "C:\Dir1\Dir2\File.txt".

Syntax

bool TryGetAbsolutePathFrom( 
   IAbsoluteDirectoryPath pivotDirectory,
   out IAbsoluteFilePath absoluteFilePath,
   out string failureReason
)

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

true if the operation works, else returns false.

Remarks

The returned file nor need to exist for this operation to complete properly.

Requirements

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