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

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

Returns path relative to root-path, that is, a pathname composed of every generic-format component of *this after root-path. If *this is an empty path, returns an empty path.

[edit] Parameters

(none)

[edit] Return value

Path relative to the root path.

[edit] Exceptions

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

[edit] Example

#include #include namespace fs = std::filesystem;   int main() { fs::path p = fs::current_path();   std::cout << "The current path " << p << " decomposes into:\n" << "root-path " << p.root_path() << '\n' << "relative path " << p.relative_path() << '\n'; }

Possible output:

The current path "C:\Users\abcdef\Local Settings\temp" decomposes into: root-path "C:" relative path "Users\abcdef\Local Settings\temp"

[edit] See also

| | returns the root-name of the path, if present (public member function) [edit] | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | returns the root directory of the path, if present (public member function) [edit] | | | returns the root path of the path, if present (public member function) [edit] |