PathExtensions.

ExpandShortPath(DirectoryPath) Method

Summary

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.

Namespace
Cake.Core.IO
Containing Type
PathExtensions

Syntax

public static DirectoryPath ExpandShortPath(this DirectoryPath path)

Parameters

Name Type Description
path DirectoryPath The path to check.

Return Value

Type Description
DirectoryPath The path for which, if available, the short paths are expanded to long paths.