std::filesystem::path::assign (3) Linux Manual Page

std::filesystem::path::assign – std::filesystem::path::assign

Synopsis

path &assign(string_type &&source);
(1)(since C++ 17)

    template <class Source>
    (2)(since C++ 17)

        path &assign(const Source &source);

template <class InputIt>
(3)(since C++ 17)

    path &assign(InputIt first, InputIt last);

Replaces the contents to the path object by a new pathname constructed from the given character sequence.
1) Assigns the pathname identified by the detected-format string source, which is left in valid, but unspecified state.
2) Assigns the pathname identified by the detected-format character range source.
3) Assigns the pathname identified by detected-format character range [first, last).

Parameters

source – a character range to use, represented as std::string, std::string_view, pointer to a null-terminated multibyte string, or as an input iterator with char value type that points to a null-terminated multibyte string
first, last – a character range to use

Type requirements

–
InputIt must meet the requirements of LegacyInputIterator.
–
The value type of InputIt must be one of the encoded character types (char, wchar_t, char16_t and char32_t)

Return value

*this

See also

assigns another path

operator= (public member function)