Node.js path.toNamespacedPath() Method

The path.toNamespacedPath() method is used to find the equivalent namespace-prefixed path from the given path. This method is meaningful only on Windows Systems. It would return the same path without modification on POSIX systems. If the path is not a string, it would be returned without modification. Syntax:

path.toNamespacedPath( path )

Parameters: This function accepts single parameter as mentioned above and described below:

• path: It is an string which contains the path that has to be converted.

Return Value: It returns a string with an equivalent namespace-prefixed path. Below programs illustrate the path.toNamespacedPath() method: Example 1: javascript

// Import the path module
const path = require('path');

let originalPath = "C:\\Windows\\users";
console.log("Original Path:", originalPath);

let nameSpacedPath = path.toNamespacedPath(originalPath);
console.log("Namespaced Path:", nameSpacedPath);

Output:

Original Path: C:\Windows\users
Namespaced Path: \\?\C:\Windows\users

Example 2: javascript

// Import the path module
const path = require('path');

let originalPath = "C:\\Windows\\users\\..\\admin";
console.log("Original Path:", originalPath);

let nameSpacedPath = path.toNamespacedPath(originalPath);
console.log("Namespaced Path:", nameSpacedPath);

Output:

Original Path: C:\Windows\users\..\admin
Namespaced Path: \\?\C:\Windows\admin

Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_tonamespacedpath_path