Path functions for URL

Question

I want to use functions of Path class (GetDirectoryName, GetFileName, Combine,etc.) with paths in URL format with slash (/).

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Answer 1

If the URI is a local file URI of the form file://whatever then you can call string path = new Uri(whatever).LocalPath and call the Path methods on it. If you cannot guarantee the Uri is to a local path, you cannot guarantee components of the Uri correspond to machines, folders, files, extensions, use directories, separator characters, or anything else.

Answer 2

Have you considered using a combination of System.Uri, System.UriBuilder, and (if necessary) custom System.UriParser subclass(es)?

Answer 3

For GetDirectoryName(), you can use

pageRoot = uri.Remove(uri.LastIndexOf('/') + 1);

Answer 4

I'm afraid GetDirectoryName, GetFileName, Combine,etc. use Path.DirectorySeparatorChar in the definition and you want Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar.

And since Path is a sealed class, I think the only way to go about is string replacement.You can replace Path.DirectorySeparatorChar('\') with Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar('/') and Path.VolumeSeparatorChar(':') with ":/"