std::filesystem::path::filename - cppreference.com (original) (raw)

| path filename() const; | | (since C++17) | | ---------------------- | | ------------- |

Returns the generic-format filename component of the path.

Equivalent to relative_path().empty() ? path() : *--end().

[edit] Parameters

(none)

[edit] Return value

The filename identified by the path.

[edit] Exceptions

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

[edit] Example

#include #include namespace fs = std::filesystem;   int main() { std::cout << fs::path("/foo/bar.txt").filename() << '\n' << fs::path("/foo/.bar").filename() << '\n' << fs::path("/foo/bar/").filename() << '\n' << fs::path("/foo/.").filename() << '\n' << fs::path("/foo/..").filename() << '\n' << fs::path(".").filename() << '\n' << fs::path("..").filename() << '\n' << fs::path("/").filename() << '\n' << fs::path("//host").filename() << '\n'; }

Output:

"bar.txt" ".bar" "" "." ".." "." ".." "" "host"

[edit] See also

| | returns the file extension path component (public member function) [edit] | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | returns the stem path component (filename without the final extension) (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) |