C# Signature:

/// <summary>
/// Removes the trailing backslash from a given path.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lpszPath">A pointer to a null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the path from which to remove the backslash.</param>
/// <returns>Returns the address of the NULL that replaced the backslash, or the address of the last character if it's not a backslash.</returns>
[DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint = "PathRemoveBackslashW",  SetLastError = True, CharSet = CharSet.Unicode)]
static extern IntPtr PathRemoveBackslash([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]System.Text.StringBuilder lpszPath);

VB.NET Signature

''' <summary>
''' Removes the trailing backslash from a given path.
''' </summary>
''' <param name="lpszPath">A pointer to a null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the path from which to remove the backslash.</param>
''' <returns>Returns the address of the NULL that replaced the backslash, or the address of the last character if it's not a backslash.</returns>
<DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint:="PathRemoveBackslashW",  SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _
Public Function PathRemoveBackslash(<MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)>lpszPath As System.Text.StringBuilder) As IntPtr
End Function

VB Signature:

Public Declare Function PathRemoveBackslash Lib "shlwapi" Alias "PathRemoveBackslashA" _
        (ByVal pszPath As String) As Long

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