RelativeTo Method (

Computes a relative path string that leads from the current browse to a given browse path, with specified maximum parent depth.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<NotNullAttribute()>
Function RelativeTo( _
   ByVal toPath As Object, _
   ByVal maximumParentDepth As Integer _
) As String

'Usage
 
Dim instance As _BrowsePath
Dim toPath As Object
Dim maximumParentDepth As Integer
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.RelativeTo(toPath, maximumParentDepth)

[NotNull()]
string RelativeTo( 
   object toPath,
   int maximumParentDepth
)

[NotNull()]
String^ RelativeTo( 
   Object^ toPath,
   int maximumParentDepth
)

Parameters

toPath: The browse path to which the relative path string should be computed.
maximumParentDepth: How many levels above the base path can be referenced.

Return Value

The relative path string from the current browse path to the .

Exceptions

Exception Description

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	A `null` reference (`Nothing` in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

System.ArgumentNullException

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The value of an argument is outside the allowable range of values as defined by the invoked method.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Example

If current browse path is /ElementA/ElementB, and is /ElementA/ElementB/ElementC/ElementD, the result will be "ElementC/ElementD".

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

_BrowsePath Interface
_BrowsePath Members

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