Summary
    Represents a directory path.
    
		- Namespace
- Cake.Core .IO 
- Interfaces
- 
									- IEquatable<DirectoryPath> 
- IComparer<DirectoryPath> 
- IPath<DirectoryPath> 
 
- IEquatable
- Base Types
- 
									- object
- Path
 
							graph BT
	Type-->Base0["Path"]
	click Base0 "/api/Cake.Core.IO/Path"
	Base0-->Base1["object"]
	Type-.->Interface0["IEquatable<DirectoryPath>"]
	Type-.->Interface1["IComparer<DirectoryPath>"]
	Type-.->Interface2["IPath<DirectoryPath>"]
	Type["DirectoryPath"]
class Type type-node
						
					Syntax
[TypeConverter(typeof(DirectoryPathConverter))]
public sealed class DirectoryPath : Path, IEquatable<DirectoryPath>, IComparer<DirectoryPath>, 
    IPath<DirectoryPath>Attributes
| Type | Description | 
|---|---|
| TypeConverter | 
Constructors
| Name | Summary | 
|---|---|
| DirectoryPath | Initializes a new instance of the DirectoryPathclass. | 
Properties
| Name | Value | Summary | 
|---|---|---|
| FullPath | string | 
    Gets the full path.
     Inherited from Path | 
| IsRelative | bool | 
    Gets a value indicating whether or not this path is relative.
     Inherited from Path | 
| IsUNC | bool | 
    Gets a value indicating whether or not this path is an UNC path.
     Inherited from Path | 
| Segments | string[] | 
    Gets the segments making up the path.
     Inherited from Path | 
| Separator | char | 
    Gets the separator this path was normalized with.
     Inherited from Path | 
Methods
| Name | Value | Summary | 
|---|---|---|
| Collapse | DirectoryPath | 
    Collapses a  DirectoryPathcontaining ellipses. | 
| Combine | DirectoryPath | 
    Combines the current path with another  DirectoryPath.
    The providedDirectoryPathmust be relative. | 
| CombineWithFilePath | FilePath | |
| Compare | int | 
    Compares two DirectoryPath and returns an indication of their relative sort order.
     | 
| Equals | bool | 
    Determines whether two  DirectoryPathinstances are equal. | 
| Equals | bool | 
    Determines whether two  DirectoryPathinstances are equal. | 
| FromString | DirectoryPath | 
    Performs a conversion from  stringtoDirectoryPath.static | 
| GetDirectoryName | string | 
    Gets the name of the directory.
     | 
| GetFilePath | FilePath | 
    Combines the current path with the file name of a  FilePath. | 
| GetHashCode | int | 
    Returns the hash code for the  FilePath. | 
| GetParent | DirectoryPath | 
    Gets the directory path of a  DirectoryPath. | 
| GetRelativePath | DirectoryPath | 
    Get the relative path to another directory.
     | 
| GetRelativePath | FilePath | 
    Get the relative path to another file.
     | 
| MakeAbsolute | DirectoryPath | 
    Makes the path absolute to another (absolute) path.
     | 
| MakeAbsolute | DirectoryPath | 
    Makes the path absolute (if relative) using the current working directory.
     | 
| ToString | string | 
    Returns a  stringthat represents this path.Inherited from Path | 
Operators
| Name | Value | Summary | 
|---|---|---|
| implicit operator | DirectoryPath | |
| operator != | bool | |
| operator == | bool | 
Extension Methods
| Name | Value | Summary | 
|---|---|---|
| Dump | string | 
             Get a basic string representation of specified object.
              From LoggingExtensions Requires the Cake.Incubator addin | 
| Expand | DirectoryPath | 
    Expands all environment variables in the provided  DirectoryPath.From PathExtensions | 
| ExpandShortPath | DirectoryPath | 
    Expands short paths (e.g. C:/Users/ABCDEF~1) to long paths (e.g. C:/Users/abcdefghij).
     Note that this method only works for absolute paths, as relative paths cannot be expanded without impact. From PathExtensions | 
| IsIn | bool | 
            Checks if the source is contained in a list
             From EnumerableExtensions Requires the Cake.Incubator addin | 
| NotNull | void | 
            Throws an exception if the specified parameter's value is null.
             From Extensions Requires the Cake.Ftp addin | 
| NotNull | void | 
            Throws an exception if the specified parameter's value is null.
             From IssuesArgumentChecks Requires the Cake.Issues addin | 
| ThrowIfNull | T | 
            Throws a  System.ArgumentNullExceptionwith a specific message if the value is null, otherwise returns the valueFrom AssertExtensions Requires the Cake.Incubator addin | 
| ThrowIfNull | T | 
            Throws a  System.ArgumentNullExceptionif the value is null, otherwise returns the valueFrom AssertExtensions Requires the Cake.Incubator addin | 
| ToDictionary | IDictionary | From ObjectHelpers Requires the Cake.DeployParams addin | 
| To | string | 
            Returns the string value or a  Not set> markup suitable for Spectre.Console.From StringExtensions Requires the Cake.Issues addin | 
