NAME

std::filesystem::path::replace_filename - std::filesystem::path::replace_filename

Synopsis

path& replace_filename( const path& replacement ); (since C++17)

Replaces a single filename component with replacement.

Equivalent to: remove_filename(); return operator/=(replacement);.

Parameters

replacement - path used for replacing the filename component

Return value

*this

Exceptions

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

Example

// Run this code

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

int main()
{
std::cout << fs::path("/foo").replace_filename("bar") << '\n'
<< fs::path("/").replace_filename("bar") << '\n'
<< fs::path("").replace_filename("pub") << '\n';
}

Output:

"/bar"
"/bar"
"pub"

See also

replace_extension replaces the extension
(public member function)
filename returns the filename path component
(public member function)
remove_filename removes filename path component
(public member function)
has_filename checks if the corresponding path element is not empty
(public member function)