std::experimental::filesystem::path::parent_path
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< cpp | experimental | fs | path
| path parent_path() const; |
(filesystem TS) | |
Returns the path to the parent directory. Returns empty path if empty() or there's only a single element in the path (begin() == --end()).
The resulting path is constructed by appending all elements in a range [begin(), --end()) to an empty path.
Parameters
(none)
Return value
The path to the parent directory.
Exceptions
May throw implementation-defined exceptions.
Example
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#include <experimental/filesystem> #include <iostream> namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem; int main() { for (fs::path p : {"/var/tmp/example.txt", "/", "/var/tmp/."}) std::cout << "The parent path of " << p << " is " << p.parent_path() << '\n'; }
Possible output:
The parent path of "/var/tmp/example.txt" is "/var/tmp" The parent path of "/" is "" The parent path of "/var/tmp/." is "/var/tmp"
See also
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