System.IOUtils.TDirectory.GetDirectoryRoot

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Delphi

class function GetDirectoryRoot(const Path: string): string; static;

C++

static System::UnicodeString __fastcall GetDirectoryRoot(const System::UnicodeString Path);

Properties

Type	Visibility	Source	Unit	Parent
function	public	System.IOUtils.pas System.IOUtils.hpp	System.IOUtils	TDirectory

Description

Returns the root directory for a given path.

Use GetDirectoryRoot to obtain the root directory for a given path. Relative paths are considered relative to the application working directory. The following table lists the parameters expected by this method.

Name	Meaning
Path	The path for which the root directory will be obtained.

Note: GetDirectoryRoot raises an exception if the given path is invalid or the directory does not exist.

See Also

• GetCurrentDirectory

• GetParent

• GetDirectoryName