How to get file name from a path in c#

Question

I want to extract the filename from a file path in C#.

For example:

textBox1.Text = "C:\Users\Elias\Desktop\image.png"

I want to copy the file name: "image.png" to the textBox2

How can i do that?

No i didn't. I don't know what is "string api"! Because i'm new to C# — ilyas elouazzani, Mar 12 '17 at 01:05
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.string(v=vs.110).aspx. Look for Substring — bichito, Mar 12 '17 at 01:26
Possible duplicate of [Get file name from a path string in C#](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6921105/get-file-name-from-a-path-string-in-c-sharp) — Legends, Mar 12 '17 at 10:50

Legends · Answer 1 · 2017-03-12T10:47:08.577

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Use the static Path.GetFileName method in System.IO:

Path.GetFileName(@"C:\Users\Elias\Desktop\image.png"); // --> image.png

regarding your example:

textBox2.Text = Path.GetFileName(textBox1.Text);

edited Mar 12 '17 at 10:47

answered Mar 12 '17 at 00:58

Legends

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@ilyaselouazzani don't just say it didn't work, say what happened: Was there an error or just not the text you were expecting? – weston Mar 12 '17 at 01:29
Maybe it threw an error because the path was not formated properly – CaptainHere Mar 12 '17 at 01:58

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 12 '17 at 01:26

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System.IO.FileInfo class can help with parsing that information:

textBox2.Text = new FileInfo(textBox1.Text).Name;

answered Mar 12 '17 at 01:26

Mvarta

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