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

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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

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

Example

#include <experimental/filesystem>
#include <iostream>
namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << fs::path("/foo").remove_filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("/").remove_filename() << '\n';
}

Output:

"/"
""

See also

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