29 Input/output library [input.output]

29.11 File systems [filesystems]

29.11.7 Class path [fs.class.path]

29.11.7.4 Members [fs.path.member]

29.11.7.4.7 Generic format observers [fs.path.generic.obs]

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Generic format observer functions return strings formatted according to the generic pathname format.
A single slash ('/') character is used as the directory-separator.
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[Example
:
On an operating system that uses backslash as its preferred-separator, 
path("foo\\bar").generic_string()
returns "foo/bar".
— end example
]
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template<class EcharT, class traits = char_traits<EcharT>, class Allocator = allocator<EcharT>> basic_string<EcharT, traits, Allocator> generic_string(const Allocator& a = Allocator()) const;
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Returns: The pathname in the generic format.
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Remarks: All memory allocation, including for the return value, shall be performed by a.
Conversion, if any, is specified by [fs.path.cvt].
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std::string generic_string() const; std::wstring generic_wstring() const; std::u8string generic_u8string() const; std::u16string generic_u16string() const; std::u32string generic_u32string() const;
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Returns: The pathname in the generic format.
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Remarks: Conversion, if any, is specified by [fs.path.cvt].