Summary
Retrieves the parent directory of the specified path.
Syntax
[Function("get-parent-directory")]
public string GetParentDirectory(string path)
Examples
Copy "readme.txt" from the current working directory to
its parent directory.
<property name="current.dir" value="${directory::get-current-directory()}" />
<property name="current.dir.parent" value="${directory::get-parent-directory(current.dir)}" />
<copy file="${path::combine(current.dir, 'readme.txt')} todir="${current.dir.parent}" />
Attributes
| Type |
Description |
| FunctionAttribute |
Indicates that the method should be exposed as a function in NAnt build
files.
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Parameters
| Name |
Type |
Description |
| path |
string |
The path for which to retrieve the parent directory. |
Return Value
| Type |
Description |
| string |
The parent directory, or an empty string if
path is the root directory, including the root
of a UNC server or share name.
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