System.Web Namespace   HttpRequest Class

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Maps the specified virtual path to a physical path.

[ VB ]
Overloads Public Function MapPath ( _
   ByVal virtualPath As String, _
   ByVal baseVirtualDir As String, _
   ByVal allowCrossAppMapping As Boolean _
) As String

[ C# ]
public string MapPath (
   string virtualPath,
   string baseVirtualDir,
   bool allowCrossAppMapping
);

[ C++ ]
public: String* MapPath (
   String* virtualPath,
   String* baseVirtualDir,
   bool allowCrossAppMapping
);

[ JScript ]
public function MapPath (
   virtualPath : String,
   baseVirtualDir : String,
   allowCrossAppMapping : Boolean
) : String;

virtualPath

The virtual path ( absolute or relative ) for the current request.

baseVirtualDir

The virtual base directory path used for relative resolution.

allowCrossAppMapping

If true, the virtualPath may belong to another application.

The physical path on the server.

Exception Type	Condition
HttpException	Occurs when allowCrossAppMapping is false and virtualPath belongs to another application. or Attempted to map the path when there is no HttpContext object defined for the request.

HttpRequest Class   HttpRequest.MapPath Overload List

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