Url Properties of SPSite and SPWeb

There are some properties for SPSite and SPWeb class using which we can get the URL values for the sites and webs. The two most used of these properties are - 'ServerRelativeUrl' and 'Url'

As a developer we use the values of the properties for writing some logic for satisfying the business needs. Whenever I used to write a OM code to use these properties, the first question which flashes in my mind - "What values are returned by these properties?". I immediately create a console application, and check the values returned by these properties and continue with the actual work. I have seen many other developers doing this. So, for a quick reference I prepared the below table which has the url values returned by these properties.

Some people may find this easy, but some (like me ;)) get confused when the sites have managed paths. These properties return the managed path if the site has one. Here goes the list

SCENARIO 1: A Site Collection (SPSite) without any managed path.

This looks pretty simple. We get confused when sites are created using managed paths. Below are the samples values for site created with managed paths

SCENARIO 2: A Site Collection with a managed path (of type Explicit inclusion). For the below URL '/my' is the managed path

SCENARIO 3: A Site Collection with a managed path (of type Wildard inclusion). For the below URL '/sites' is the managed path, and a site collection is created at '/blog'