Full path with double backslash (C#)

Question

Is it possible to get a full path with double backslash by using Path.GetFullPath? Something like this:

C:\\Users\\Mammamia\\Videos\\Documents\\CFD\\geo_msh\\cubeOp.txt

instead of this:

C:\Users\Mammamia\Videos\Documents\CFD\geo_msh\cubeOp.txt

Or is there any other method?

Schlessel

Maybe string.Replace with @"\" to @"\\"? – Lynnlynna

Why do you need it like this? You can replace single \ with double \\ easily anyway. – Hukill

@Aamir: Because, later this file will be used by C++. – Schlessel

Also, MSBuild needs the double slashes to handle paths with spaces in them properly. I realize this question was asked 3 years ago, but I was looking to see if there was an alternative to doing the string replace and came across it. – Gelding

Answer 1

Do you mean this?

Path.GetFullPath(path).Replace(@"\", @"\\");

Sike

Depending on his requirements this could lead to unexpected results if Path.GetFullPath returns an UNC path like @"\\myserver\myshare\some\file.txt". – Lynnlynna

I agree @Uwe - not sure why you'd want to do that, but hey - it's an answer! :) – Sike

this is result : D:\\\\Programing\\\\DMS\\\\FileTable.Api\\\... – Sharpnosed

Answer 2

C:\\Users\\Mammamia\\Videos\\Documents\\CFD\\geo_msh\\cubeOp.txt is not a valid path, so I'm not sure why you'd want it, but:

Path.GetFullPath(yourPath).Replace("\\", "\\\\");

Azzieb

string.Replace takes char too as parameters. .Replace('\', '\\') should be enough. – Heteropolar

@Heteropolar '\\' is not a char. – Evermore

@BurakKarakuş you're right. I had no idea what I was thinking when I made that comment... – Heteropolar

Two slashes is valid. – Huddersfield

@DanGifford Yes, but it's not a valid path. With the slashes escaped the path would look lie C:\\\\Users\\\\Mammamia\\\\Videos\\\\Documents\\\\CFD\\\\geo_msh\\\\cubeOp.txt – Zwart

@Rick.Okelly - Two slashes is valid without the @ literal symbol. That is what I meant. Four slashes presents quite a mess. – Huddersfield

Answer 3

You can just do this:

Path.GetFullPath(@"C:\\Users\\Mammamia\\Videos\\Documents\\CFD\\geo_msh\\cubeOp.txt")

But i'm not sure why, you want to escape the \ ?

If yes, you can do just this :

 Path.GetFullPath(@"C:\Users\Mammamia\Videos\Documents\CFD\geo_msh\cubeOp.txt")

Thorite

Answer 4

I would recommend doing a String.replace(). I recently had to do this in a project for myself. So if you do something similar to:

String input = Path.GetFullPath(x);
input = input.Replace("\\","\\\\");

I am fairly confident that is what you need :)

Documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fk49wtc1.aspx

Abduct

Answer 5

just apply an @ sign before the string:

String k = @"C:\temp\myfile.txt";

Holloweyed

This does not answer the original question. – Remus