Node.js path.isAbsolute() Method (original) (raw)

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