new FileInfo(path).Name versus Path.GetFileName(path)

Question

which one is better to use and why? I mean in which aspects these two commands differ and how? Performance, readability, ...

new FileInfo(path).Name or

Answer 1

Performancewise Path.GetFilename() will outperform the other version as it is static. Your first version creates an object which has to be instantiated and garbage collected.

Readability: Path.GetFilename() clearly wins IMHO!

The way they figure out the name won't differ much I think.