Path Manipulation Routines

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This topic lists all path manipulation routines.

Member	Description
System.SysUtils.AnsiCompareFileName	Compares file names based on the current locale.
System.SysUtils.AnsiLowerCaseFileName	Converts a file name to lowercase.
System.IOUtils.TPath.ChangeExtension	Changes the extension of a file or directory indicated by the given path.
System.SysUtils.ChangeFileExt	Changes the extension of a file name.
System.SysUtils.ChangeFilePath	Changes the path of a file name.
System.SysUtils.DirectoryExists	Determines whether a specified directory exists.
System.IOUtils.TPath.Combine	Combines two paths strings.
System.IOUtils.TPath.DriveExists	Checks whether the drive letter used in the given path actually exists.
System.SysUtils.ExcludeTrailingBackslash	Returns a path name without a trailing delimiter.
System.SysUtils.ExcludeTrailingPathDelimiter	Returns a path name without a trailing delimiter.
System.SysUtils.ExpandFileName	Returns the full path name for a relative file name.
System.SysUtils.ExpandFileNameCase	Returns the full path name for a relative file name on a case-sensitive file system.
System.SysUtils.ExpandUNCFileName	Returns the full path of a file name in UNC format, if appropriate.
System.SysUtils.ExtractFileDir	Extracts the drive and directory parts from FileName.
System.SysUtils.ExtractFileDrive	Returns the drive portion of a file name.
System.SysUtils.ExtractFileExt	Returns the extension portions of a file name.
System.SysUtils.ExtractFileName	Extracts the name and extension parts of a file name.
System.SysUtils.ExtractFilePath	Returns the drive and directory portions of a file name.
System.SysUtils.ExtractRelativePath	Returns a relative path name, relative to a specific base directory.
System.SysUtils.ExtractShortPathName	Converts a file name to the short 8.3 form.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetAttributes	Returns the file or directory attributes.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetDirectoryName	Extracts drive and directory parts of a file name.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetExtendedPrefix	Returns the extended prefix type for a given path.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetExtension	Extracts the extension part of a file name.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetFileName	Extracts the name and extension parts of a file name.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetFileNameWithoutExtension	Extracts the name part of a file name, without extension.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetFullPath	Returns the absolute path for a given path.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetGUIDFileName	Generates a new GUID that can be used as a unique file name.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetHomePath	Returns the user's home path.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetRandomFileName	Generates a new random file name.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetTempFileName	Generates a unique temporary file.
System.IOUtils.TPath.GetTempPath	Returns the path to the system temporary directory.
System.IOUtils.TPath.HasExtension	Checks whether a given file name has an extension part.
System.IOUtils.TPath.HasValidFileNameChars	Checks whether a given file name contains only allowed characters.
System.IOUtils.TPath.HasValidPathChars	Checks whether a given path string contains only allowed characters.
System.SysUtils.IncludeTrailingBackslash	Ensures that the path name ends with delimiter.
System.SysUtils.IncludeTrailingPathDelimiter	Ensures that the path name ends with delimiter.
System.IOUtils.TPath.IsDriveRooted	Checks whether a given path is absolute and starts with a drive letter.
System.IOUtils.TPath.IsExtendedPrefixed	Checks whether a given path has an extended prefix.
System.SysUtils.IsPathDelimiter	Indicates whether the byte at a specified position in a string is the path delimiter.
System.IOUtils.TPath.IsPathRooted	Checks whether a given path is relative or absolute.
System.IOUtils.TPath.IsUNCPath	Checks whether a given path is in UNC (Universal Naming Convention) format.
System.IOUtils.TPath.IsUNCRooted	Checks whether the given path is UNC-rooted, where UNC stands for Universal Naming Convention.
System.IOUtils.TPath.IsValidFileNameChar	Checks whether a given character is allowed in a file name.
System.IOUtils.TPath.IsValidPathChar	Checks whether a given character is allowed in a path string.
Vcl.FileCtrl.MinimizeName	Shortens a fully qualified path name so that it can be drawn with a specified length limit.
System.SysUtils.SameFileName	Compares file names based on the current locale.
System.IOUtils.TPath.SetAttributes	Sets the file or directory attributes.
System.IOUtils.TFile.CreateSymLink	Creates a symbolic link. See System.SysUtils.TSymLinkRec.

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