std::filesystem::directory_entry
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class directory_entry; | (since C++17) |
Represents a directory entry. The object stores a path as a member and may also store additional file attributes (hard link count, status, symlink status, file size, and last write time) during directory iteration.
Member functions
| constructs a directory entry (public member function) |
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(destructor) | default destructor (public member function) |
Modifiers |
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| assigns contents (public member function) |
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| assigns contents (public member function) |
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| sets the filename (public member function) |
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| updates the cached file attributes (public member function) |
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Observers |
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| returns the path the entry refers to (public member function) |
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| checks whether directory entry refers to existing file system object (public member function) |
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| checks whether the directory entry refers to block device (public member function) |
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| checks whether the directory entry refers to a character device (public member function) |
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| checks whether the directory entry refers to a directory (public member function) |
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| checks whether the directory entry refers to a named pipe (public member function) |
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| checks whether the directory entry refers to an other file (public member function) |
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| checks whether the directory entry refers to a regular file (public member function) |
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| checks whether the directory entry refers to a named IPC socket (public member function) |
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| checks whether the directory entry refers to a symbolic link (public member function) |
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| returns the size of the file to which the directory entry refers (public member function) |
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| returns the number of hard links referring to the file to which the directory entry refers (public member function) |
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| gets the time of the last data modification of the file to which the directory entry refers (public member function) |
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| status of the file designated by this directory entry; status of the file/symlink designated by this directory entry (public member function) |
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(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(C++20) | compares two directory entries (public member function) |
Non-member functions
| performs stream output on a directory entry (function) |
Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior |
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| LWG 3171 | C++17 |
directory_entry couldn't be inserted by operator<< because of LWG2989 | output enabled again |
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