Why use '\ (backslash) instead of "/" (forward-slash) in relative paths?

Question

_{Friday, August 13, 2010 1:22 PM}

Note: My question is particularly for WebPages/Razor/WebMatrix.

Why the Web Pages tutorials is "encouraging" (indirectly) using "\ (backslash) instead of "/" (forward-slash) while using relative paths?

Take this code for example?

@{  var imagePath= ``""``;

    ``WebImage photo = ``new WebImage(``@"~\Images\Photo3.jpg"``);

    ``if``(photo != ``null``){

        ``imagePath = @"images\Photo3.jpg"``;

        ``photo.AddTextWatermark(``"My Watermark"``, fontColor:``"Yellow"``, fontFamily:

            ``"Arial"``);

        ``photo.Save(@"~\" + imagePath);    }

}

Is there a particular reason?

Note:

1: <img src="images**\Photo3**.jpg" /> will display fine in IE but not in FF.

2: <img src="images**/Photo3**.jpg" /> displays fine in IE and FF.

All replies (3)

_{Friday, August 13, 2010 3:01 PM ✅Answered}

You're correct, it should be using forward slashes for virtual paths.  I'll track down the right person to fix this.

thanks,
David 

_{Friday, August 13, 2010 2:25 PM}

Use a backslash (\ to separate the components of a path. The backslash divides the file name from the path to it, and one directory name from another directory name in a path. You cannot use a backslash in the name for the actual file or directory because it is a reserved character that separates the names into components.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(VS.85).aspx

_{Friday, August 13, 2010 4:37 PM}

Vinod.Jeffrey

Thanks for the link but I was particulary talking about issues with Web Pages tutorials.

David,

Thanks...you got me right.