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

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

NAME

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

Synopsis


path& remove_filename() (1) (since C++17)


Removes a single generic-format filename component (as returned by filename) from the given generic-format path.
After this function completes, has_filename returns false.

Parameters


(none)

Return value


*this

Exceptions


(none)

Example


// Run this code


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


  int main()
  {


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

Output:


  "foo/"
  "foo/"
  "/"
  "/"

See also


                 returns the filename path component
filename (public member function)
                 replaces the last path component with another path
replace_filename (public member function)
                 checks if the corresponding path element is not empty
has_filename (public member function)