std::filesystem::path::remove_filename

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path& remove_filename()
(1) (since C++17)

Removes a single generic-format filename component (as returned by filename) from the given generic-format path.

After this function completes, has_filename returns false.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

*this

Exceptions

(none)

Example

#include <iostream>
#include <filesystem>
namespace fs = std::filesystem;

int main()
{

    std::cout << fs::path("foo/bar").remove_filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("foo/").remove_filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("/foo").remove_filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("/").remove_filename() << '\n';
}

Output:

"foo/"
"foo/"
"/"
"/"

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)