AccessProviderSample.AccessDBProvider.MakePath C# (CSharp) Method

        protected override string MakePath(string parent, string child)
        {
            string result;

            string normalParent = NormalizePath(parent);
            normalParent = RemoveDriveFromPath(normalParent);
            string normalChild = NormalizePath(child);
            normalChild = RemoveDriveFromPath(normalChild);

            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(normalParent) && String.IsNullOrEmpty(normalChild))
            {
                result = String.Empty;
            }
            else if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(normalParent) && !String.IsNullOrEmpty(normalChild))
            {
                result = normalChild;
            }
            else if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(normalParent) && String.IsNullOrEmpty(normalChild))
            {
                if (normalParent.EndsWith(pathSeparator, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                {
                    result = normalParent;
                }
                else
                {
                    result = normalParent + pathSeparator;
                }
            } // else if (!String...
            else
            {
                if (!normalParent.Equals(String.Empty, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
                    !normalParent.EndsWith(pathSeparator, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                {
                    result = normalParent + pathSeparator;
                }
                else
                {
                    result = normalParent;
                }

                if (normalChild.StartsWith(pathSeparator, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                {
                    result += normalChild.Substring(1);
                }
                else
                {
                    result += normalChild;
                }
            } // else

            return result;
        }