# / path operator

Source: https://ref.dm-lang.org/operator/path/slash

This is used to delimit paths in the DM code tree. A path beginning with '/' is an absolute path (which is independent of where in the code it is used). Otherwise, a path is relative, meaning it starts from the current position in the code.

The following example uses a path in the code tree to define the type of object to create when leaving a corpse behind.

```dm
obj
   var
      poison
      nutrition

   corpse
      frog
         nutrition = 10
      spider
         nutrition = 6
         poison = 5
mob
   var
      corpse = /obj/corpse
   Die()
      new corpse(src.loc) //create the corpse here
      del src

   spider
      corpse = /obj/corpse/spider
   frog
      corpse = /obj/corpse/frog
```

### See also
- [. path operator](https://ref.dm-lang.org/operator/path/dot.md)
- [: path operator](https://ref.dm-lang.org/operator/path/colon.md)