Server.MapPath & Request.MapPath

[rn5a]

Server.MapPath returns the physical file path that corresponds to the
specified virtual path whereas Request.MapPath maps the specified
virtual path to a physical path. Assuming that a file named Hello.aspx
resides in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyFolder, the output of both

Response.Write(Server.MapPath("Hello.aspx"))

&

Response.Write(Request.MapPath("Hello.aspx"))

is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyFolder\Hello.aspx. So what's the difference
between Server.MapPath & Request.MapPath?

Thanks

[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello rn**@rediffmail.com,

There are no difference in this aspect, because the Server.MapPath calls the
_context.Request.MapPath(path)
inside its method

---
WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo

Server.MapPath returns the physical file path that corresponds to the
specified virtual path whereas Request.MapPath maps the specified
virtual path to a physical path. Assuming that a file named Hello.aspx
resides in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyFolder, the output of both

Response.Write(Server.MapPath("Hello.aspx"))

&

Response.Write(Request.MapPath("Hello.aspx"))

is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyFolder\Hello.aspx. So what's the difference
between Server.MapPath & Request.MapPath?

Thanks

[Juan T. Llibre]

The way I look at it, there's a single MapPath method
which is called in different contexts with different parameters.

public virtual string MapPath(string virtualPath)
{
return null;
}

public string MapPath(string virtualPath)
{
return this.MapPath(VirtualPath.CreateAllowNull(virtualPa th));
}

internal string MapPath(VirtualPath virtualPath)
{
if (this._wr != null)
{
return this.MapPath(virtualPath, this.FilePathObject, true);
}
return virtualPath.MapPath();
}

public string MapPath(string virtualPath, string baseVirtualDir, bool allowCrossAppMapping)
{
VirtualPath filePathObject;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(baseVirtualDir))
{
filePathObject = this.FilePathObject;
}
else
{
filePathObject = VirtualPath.CreateTrailingSlash(baseVirtualDir);
}
return this.MapPath(VirtualPath.CreateAllowNull(virtualPa th), filePathObject, allowCrossAppMapping);
}

internal string MapPath(VirtualPath virtualPath, VirtualPath baseVirtualDir, bool allowCrossAppMapping)
{
if (this._wr == null)
{
throw new HttpException(SR.GetString("Cannot_map_path_withou t_context"));
}
if (virtualPath == null)
{
virtualPath = VirtualPath.Create(".");
}
VirtualPath path = virtualPath;
if (baseVirtualDir != null)
{
virtualPath = baseVirtualDir.Combine(virtualPath);
}
if (!allowCrossAppMapping)
{
virtualPath.FailIfNotWithinAppRoot();
}
string str = virtualPath.MapPathInternal();
if (((virtualPath.VirtualPathString == "/") && (path.VirtualPathString != "/"))
&& (!path.HasTrailingSlash && UrlPath.PathEndsWithExtraSlash(str)))
{
str = str.Substring(0, str.Length - 1);
}
InternalSecurityPermissions.PathDiscovery(str).Dem and();
return str;
}

public string MapPath(string path)
{
if (this._context == null)
{
throw new HttpException(SR.GetString("Server_not_available") );
}
return this._context.Request.MapPath(path);
}

public string MapPath()
{
return HostingEnvironment.MapPath(this);
}

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Hello rn**@rediffmail.com,

There are no difference in this aspect, because the Server.MapPath calls the _context.Request.MapPath(path)
inside its method

---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we
reach it" (c) Michelangelo

>Server.MapPath returns the physical file path that corresponds to the
specified virtual path whereas Request.MapPath maps the specified
virtual path to a physical path. Assuming that a file named Hello.aspx
resides in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyFolder, the output of both

Response.Write(Server.MapPath("Hello.aspx"))

&

Response.Write(Request.MapPath("Hello.aspx"))

is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyFolder\Hello.aspx. So what's the difference
between Server.MapPath & Request.MapPath?

Thanks

[rn5a]

On Oct 6, 6:45 am, "Juan T. Llibre" <[e-mail]:

The way I look at it, there's a single MapPath method
which is called in different contexts with different parameters.

public virtual string MapPath(string virtualPath)
{
return null;

}

public string MapPath(string virtualPath)
{
return this.MapPath(VirtualPath.CreateAllowNull(virtualPa th));

}

internal string MapPath(VirtualPath virtualPath)
{
if (this._wr != null)
{
return this.MapPath(virtualPath, this.FilePathObject, true);
}
return virtualPath.MapPath();

}

public string MapPath(string virtualPath, string baseVirtualDir, bool allowCrossAppMapping)
{
VirtualPath filePathObject;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(baseVirtualDir))
{
filePathObject = this.FilePathObject;
}
else
{
filePathObject = VirtualPath.CreateTrailingSlash(baseVirtualDir);
}
return this.MapPath(VirtualPath.CreateAllowNull(virtualPa th), filePathObject, allowCrossAppMapping);

}

internal string MapPath(VirtualPath virtualPath, VirtualPath baseVirtualDir, bool allowCrossAppMapping)
{
if (this._wr == null)
{
throw new HttpException(SR.GetString("Cannot_map_path_withou t_context"));
}
if (virtualPath == null)
{
virtualPath = VirtualPath.Create(".");
}
VirtualPath path = virtualPath;
if (baseVirtualDir != null)
{
virtualPath = baseVirtualDir.Combine(virtualPath);
}
if (!allowCrossAppMapping)
{
virtualPath.FailIfNotWithinAppRoot();
}
string str = virtualPath.MapPathInternal();
if (((virtualPath.VirtualPathString == "/") && (path.VirtualPathString != "/"))
&& (!path.HasTrailingSlash && UrlPath.PathEndsWithExtraSlash(str)))
{
str = str.Substring(0, str.Length - 1);
}
InternalSecurityPermissions.PathDiscovery(str).Dem and();
return str;

}

public string MapPath(string path)
{
if (this._context == null)
{
throw new HttpException(SR.GetString("Server_not_available") );
}
return this._context.Request.MapPath(path);

}

public string MapPath()
{
return HostingEnvironment.MapPath(this);

}

Juan T. Llibre, asp.net MVP
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foros de asp.net, en espanol :http://asp.net.do/foros/
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"Michael Nemtsev" <[e-mail] in messagenews:3d*************************@msnews.mic rosoft.com...

Hello [e-mail],

There are no difference in this aspect, because the Server.MapPath calls the _context.Request.MapPath(path)
inside its method

---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:http://spaces.live.com/laflour
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we
reach it" (c) Michelangelo

Server.MapPath returns the physical file path that corresponds to the
specified virtual path whereas Request.MapPath maps the specified
virtual path to a physical path. Assuming that a file named Hello.aspx
resides in C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyFolder, the output of both

Response.Write(Server.MapPath("Hello.aspx"))

&

Response.Write(Request.MapPath("Hello.aspx"))

is C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\MyFolder\Hello.aspx. So what's the difference
between Server.MapPath & Request.MapPath?

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Thanks both of you for your inputs but Juan, being a ASP.NET newbie,
your response has left me in a tizzy! More so because I use VB.NET &
not C# & all the C# code you have cited has left me further confused!

BTW, I have come across the word "context" numerous times since I have
started learning ASP.NET but to be honest, I don't understand what
does it exactly mean. Can someone please explain me what does
"context" mean with respect to .NET? As such, I know what does
"context" mean in English!

If giving examples, please try using VB & not C#.

Ron