PathIntrinsics.IsPSAbsolute(String, String) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Management.Automation

Assembly:: System.Management.Automation.dll

Package:: Microsoft.PowerShell.5.1.ReferenceAssemblies v1.0.0

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.0.13

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.1.7

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.2.12

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.3.5

Package:: System.Management.Automation v7.4.0

Package:: Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime v6.1.0

Package:: Microsoft.WSMan.Runtime v6.2.0

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Determines if the given path is a drive-qualified absolute path.

public:
 bool IsPSAbsolute(System::String ^ path, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] System::String ^ % driveName);

bool IsPSAbsolute(std::wstring const & path, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] std::wstring const & & driveName);

public bool IsPSAbsolute (string path, out string driveName);

member this.IsPSAbsolute : string * string -> bool

Public Function IsPSAbsolute (path As String, ByRef driveName As String) As Boolean

Parameters

path: String

The path to check.

driveName: String

If the path is an absolute path then the returned value is the name of the drive that the path is absolute to.

Returns

Boolean

True if the specified path is an absolute drive-qualified path. False otherwise.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

If path is null.

Remarks

A path is an absolute drive-qualified path if it has the following form: drive-name:drive-relative-path

Applies to