ToAbsolute Path from Relative Path

Here is the problem I was solving for…which is quite easy, once I found the right method!

• Take path “http://myserver.com/folder/page.aspx
• From here go to ../anotherPage.aspx

VirtualPathUtility.Combine() to the rescue

The VirtualPathUtility class has many useful methods for working with relative and absolute paths. It wasn’t until I found the combine method that I discovered exactly what I was looking for!


VirtualPathUtility.Combine("/myserver.com/folder/page.aspx", "../anotherPage.aspx")


This results in “/myserver.com/anotherPage.aspx”. You can provide any dot notation and it will work perfectly. Hope it saves you some time.

.matti

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