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 <filesystem>
#include <iostream>
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)