How can i split a string by '\'?

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I used a method that granted me a file path and I want to get only the file name. so I try to use string.split('\'). however, it seems like the computer waits for some another closing and does not let me contain this char as a separator. it expects either ',' or ';' depends on the content. quick fixing it with constant doesn't solve it as the problem moves recursively to the constant.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/95oon2i40mohb3k/split%20by%20slash.PNG?dl=0

any workaround?

edit: thanks for all the helpers, '\\' did do the trick :)

A backslash is often used to "escape" the next character. To get an actual, single, backslash, use `'\\'`. — Andrew Morton, Jul 22 '19 at 12:02
Possible duplicate of [Get file name from a path string in C#](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6921105/get-file-name-from-a-path-string-in-c-sharp) — Liam, Jul 23 '19 at 12:33

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 23 '19 at 12:32

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You can use Path Class

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.io.path?view=netframework-4.8

string path1 = @"c:\temp\MyTest.txt";
string strFileName = Path.GetFileName(path1)

edited Jul 23 '19 at 12:32

Liam

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answered Jul 22 '19 at 12:04

Bhushan Muttha

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score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 22 '19 at 12:05

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Try with two backslashes instead of one to double escape it.

path.Split('\\');

answered Jul 22 '19 at 12:05

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 22 '19 at 12:04

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You need to escape the backslash character.

string.Split('\\');

You can find some more info here

answered Jul 22 '19 at 12:04

Discobarry

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score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Jul 23 '19 at 12:32

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path.Split(Path.DirectorySeparatorChar);

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answered Jul 22 '19 at 12:08

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How can i split a string by '\'?

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