Path.Combine absolute with relative path strings

Question

I\'m trying to join a Windows path with a relative path using Path.Combine.

However, Path.Combine(@\"C:\\blah\",@\"..\\bling\") returns C:\\blah\\

Answer 1

This will give you exactly what you need (path does NOT have to exist for this to work)

DirectoryInfo di = new DirectoryInfo(@"C:\blah\..\bling");
string cleanPath = di.FullName;