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std::filesystem::path::remove_filename

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< cpp‎ | filesystem‎ | path
 
 
 
 
path& remove_filename();
(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.

Contents

[edit] Parameters

(none)

[edit] Return value

*this

[edit] Exceptions

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

[edit] Example

#include <filesystem>
#include <iostream>
namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
int main()
{
    fs::path p;
    std::cout << std::boolalpha
              << (p = "foo/bar").remove_filename() << '\t' << p.has_filename() << '\n'
              << (p = "foo/").remove_filename() << '\t' << p.has_filename() << '\n'
              << (p = "/foo").remove_filename() << '\t' << p.has_filename() << '\n'
              << (p = "/").remove_filename() << '\t' << p.has_filename() << '\n'
              << (p = "").remove_filename() << '\t' << p.has_filename() << '\n';
}

Output:

"foo/"  false
"foo/"  false
"/"     false
"/"     false
""      false

[edit] See also

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