{"id":10537,"date":"2024-03-14T12:18:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-to-retrieve-the-file-name-in-c\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T00:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T00:51:31","slug":"what-is-the-method-to-retrieve-the-file-name-in-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-to-retrieve-the-file-name-in-c\/","title":{"rendered":"C# GetFileName: Retrieve File Names Easily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In C#, the method to obtain a file name usually involves using the Path class in the System.IO namespace. Specifically, the GetFileName method in the Path class can be used to retrieve the file name. 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