Node.js path.isAbsolute() Method
Last Updated :
13 Oct, 2021
The
path.isAbsolute() method is used to check whether the given path is an absolute path or not. An absolute path is defined as a path that contains the complete details needed to locate a file.
Syntax:
path.isAbsolute( path )
Parameters: This method accepts single parameter
path which holds the file path that would be used to check if it is an absolute path. A TypeError is thrown if this parameter is not a string.
Return Value: It returns a Boolean value indicating whether the path is an absolute path. It returns 'false' if the path is of zero-length.
Below programs illustrate the
path.isAbsolute() method in node.js:
Example 1:
javascript
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// path.isAbsolute() method
// Import the path module
const path = require('path');
path1 = path.isAbsolute("/user/bash/");
console.log(path1);
path2 = path.isAbsolute("user/bash/readme.md");
console.log(path2);
path3 = path.isAbsolute("/user/bash/readme.md");
console.log(path3);
path4 = path.isAbsolute("..");
console.log(path4);
Output:
true
false
true
false
Example 2:
javascript
// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// path.isAbsolute() method
// Import the path module
const path = require('path');
path1 = path.isAbsolute("\\user\\bash\\");
console.log(path1);
path2 = path.isAbsolute("user\\bash\\readme.md");
console.log(path2);
path3 = path.isAbsolute("\\user\\bash\\readme.md");
console.log(path3);
path4 = path.isAbsolute("..");
console.log(path4);
Output:
true
false
true
false
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_isabsolute_path