std::experimental::filesystem::path::remove_filename (3) - Linux Manuals

std::experimental::filesystem::path::remove_filename: std::experimental::filesystem::path::remove_filename

NAME

std::experimental::filesystem::path::remove_filename - std::experimental::filesystem::path::remove_filename

Synopsis

path& remove_filename() (1) (filesystem TS)

Removes a single filename component.
The behavior is undefined if the path has no filename component (has_filename returns false).

Parameters

(none)

Return value

*this

Exceptions

(none)

Example

// Run this code

  #include <iostream>
  #include <experimental/filesystem>
  namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;

  int main()
  {

      std::cout << fs::path("/foo").remove_filename() << '\n'
                << fs::path("/").remove_filename() << '\n';
  }

Output:

  "/"
  ""