Path.PathSeparator Field

Definition

A platform-specific separator character used to separate path strings in environment variables.

C#
public static readonly char PathSeparator;

Field Value

Examples

The following example demonstrates the use of the PathSeparator field.

C#
Console.WriteLine("Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar={0}",
    Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar);
Console.WriteLine("Path.DirectorySeparatorChar={0}",
    Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);
Console.WriteLine("Path.PathSeparator={0}",
    Path.PathSeparator);
Console.WriteLine("Path.VolumeSeparatorChar={0}",
    Path.VolumeSeparatorChar);

Console.Write("Path.GetInvalidPathChars()=");
foreach (char c in Path.GetInvalidPathChars())
    Console.Write(c);
Console.WriteLine();
// This code produces output similar to the following:
// Note that the InvalidPathCharacters contain characters
// outside of the printable character set.
//
// Path.AltDirectorySeparatorChar=/
// Path.DirectorySeparatorChar=\
// Path.PathSeparator=;
// Path.VolumeSeparatorChar=:

Remarks

On Windows-based desktop platforms, the value of this field is the semicolon (;) by default, but might vary on other platforms.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also