Question

I am trying to create a new string, which removes certain characters from an existing string e.g.

string path = "C:\test.txt"

so string “pathminus” will take out the “C:\” e.g.

string pathminus = "test.txt"

Answer 1

The string class offers all sorts of ways to do this.

If you want to change “C:\test.txt” to “test.txt” by removing the first three characters:

path.Substring(3);

If you want to remove “C:\” from anywhere in the string:

path.Replace("C:\", "");

Or if you specifically want the filename, regardless of how long the path is:

Path.GetFileName(path);

Depending on your intentions, there are many ways to do it. I prefer using the static class Path.