TypeScript / Node.js - split path to directories array with file names

In this article, we would like to show you how to split path to directories array with file name in Node.js.

1. Install node types with the following command:

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npm install --save @types/node

2. Import path module using:

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import * as path from 'path';

3. Use string split() method with path.sep argument.

Note:

The path.sep provides the platform-specific path segment separator:

• \ on Windows
• / on POSIX

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import * as path from 'path';

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const indexPath: string = 'C:\\projects\\app\\index.js'; // example path

const pathParts: string[] = indexPath.split(path.sep); // directories and file names array

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console.log(pathParts);

Output:

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[ 'C:', 'projects', 'app', 'index.js' ]

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