std::filesystem::is_other

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< cpplrm; | filesystem
Defined in header <filesystem>
bool is_other( std::filesystem::file_status s ) noexcept;
(1) (since C++17)
bool is_other( const std::filesystem::path& p );
bool is_other( const std::filesystem::path& p, std::error_code& ec ) noexcept;
(2) (since C++17)

Checks if the given file status or path corresponds to a file of type other type. That is, the file exists, but is neither regular file, nor directory nor a symlink.

1) Equivalent to exists(s) && !is_regular_file(s) && !is_directory(s) && !is_symlink(s).
2) Equivalent to is_other(status(p)) or is_other(status(p, ec)), respectively.

Parameters

s - file status to check
p - path to examine
ec - error code to store the error status to

Return value

true if the file indicated by p or if the type indicated s refers to a file that is not regular file, directory, or a symlink, false otherwise. The non-throwing overload returns false if an error occurs.

Exceptions

2) The overload that does not take a std::error_code& parameter throws filesystem_error on underlying OS API errors, constructed with p as the first path argument and the OS error code as the error code argument. The overload taking a std::error_code& parameter sets it to the OS API error code if an OS API call fails, and executes ec.clear() if no errors occur. Any overload not marked noexcept may throw std::bad_alloc if memory allocation fails.

Example

See also

(C++17)(C++17)
determines file attributes
determines file attributes, checking the symlink target
(function)
represents file type and permissions
(class)
checks whether file status is known
(function)
checks whether the given path refers to block device
(function)
checks whether the given path refers to a character device
(function)
checks whether the given path refers to a directory
(function)
(C++17)
checks whether the given path refers to a named pipe
(function)
checks whether the argument refers to a regular file
(function)
(C++17)
checks whether the argument refers to a named IPC socket
(function)
checks whether the argument refers to a symbolic link
(function)
(C++17)
checks whether path refers to existing file system object
(function)
checks whether the directory entry refers to an other file
(public member function of std::filesystem::directory_entry)