CommonPrefixLength Method (BrowsePath)

Determines length of the longest common prefix of the current browse path and a given browse path.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<PureAttribute()>
Public Function CommonPrefixLength( _
   ByVal path2 As BrowsePath _
) As Integer

'Usage
 
Dim instance As BrowsePath
Dim path2 As BrowsePath
Dim value As Integer
 
value = instance.CommonPrefixLength(path2)

[Pure()]
public int CommonPrefixLength( 
   BrowsePath path2
)

[Pure()]
public:
int CommonPrefixLength( 
   BrowsePath^ path2
)

Parameters

path2: The other browse path.

Return Value

The common prefix length. Zero if there is no common prefix.

Exceptions

Exception Description

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	A `null` reference (`Nothing` in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

System.ArgumentNullException

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

Reference

BrowsePath Class
BrowsePath Members

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