Plumtree EDK (Enterprise Web Development Kit) 5.4.0 |

# IFolderManager.GetFolderByPath Method

Returns an `IFolder` by its path.

IFolder GetFolderByPath(
string path
);

#### Parameters

path
  The `IFolder` path delimited by '/'; cannot be `null`, empty or longer than 255 characters.

#### Return Value

The `IFolder` or `null` if the folder does not exist.

#### Remarks

The path of a folder can be obtained using the `Path` property in the `IFolder` class.

Note: This method will not function properly if the folder to be retrieved or any of its containing folders has '/' in its name, since all instances of '/' will be treated as path separator.

#### Exceptions

Exception Type | Condition
--- | ---
ArgumentException | The path is an empty string or longer than 255 characters.
ContentSecurityException | The user does not have permission to access the folder.
ContentException | The method call resulted in a Content Server exception.
SoapException | There was a communication problem during the execution of the remote method call.

#### See Also

IFolderManager Interface | Plumtree.Remote.PRC.Content.Folder Namespace