NAME

std::filesystem::directory_entry::path - std::filesystem::directory_entry::path

Synopsis

const std::filesystem::path& path() const noexcept; (since C++17)
operator const std::filesystem::path& () const noexcept; (since C++17)

Returns the full path the directory entry refers to.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

The full path the directory entry refers to.

Example

// Run this code

#include <filesystem>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;

std::string get_stem(const fs::path &p) { return (p.stem().string()); }
void create_file(const fs::path &p) { std::ofstream o{p}; }

int main()
{
const fs::path dir{"tmp_dir"};
fs::create_directory(dir);
create_file(dir / "one");
create_file(dir / "two");
create_file(dir / "three");

for (const auto &file : fs::directory_iterator(dir)) {
// Explicit conversion
std::cout << get_stem(file.path()) << '\n';

// Implicit conversion
std::cout << get_stem(file) << '\n';
}

fs::remove_all(dir);
}

Possible output:

two
two
one
one
three
three

See also

path represents a path
(C++17) (class)