29 Input/output library [input.output]

29.11 File systems [filesystems]

29.11.7 Class path [fs.class.path]

29.11.7.7 Non-member functions [fs.path.nonmember]

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void swap(path& lhs, path& rhs) noexcept;
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Effects: Equivalent to lhs.swap(rhs).
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size_t hash_value (const path& p) noexcept;
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Returns: A hash value for the path p.
If for two paths, p1 == p2 then hash_­value(p1) == hash_­value(p2).
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friend bool operator==(const path& lhs, const path& rhs) noexcept;
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Returns: lhs.compare(rhs) == 0.
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[Note
:
Path equality and path equivalence have different semantics.
  • (4.1)
    Equality is determined by the path non-member operator==, which considers the two paths' lexical representations only.
    [Example
    :
    path("foo") == "bar" is never true.
    — end example
    ]
  • (4.2)
    Equivalence is determined by the equivalent() non-member function, which determines if two paths resolve ([fs.class.path]) to the same file system entity.
    [Example
    :
    equivalent("foo", "bar") will be true when both paths resolve to the same file.
    — end example
    ]
Programmers wishing to determine if two paths are “the same” must decide if “the same” means “the same representation” or “resolve to the same actual file”, and choose the appropriate function accordingly.
— end note
]
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friend strong_ordering operator<=>(const path& lhs, const path& rhs) noexcept;
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Returns: lhs.compare(rhs) <=> 0.
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friend path operator/ (const path& lhs, const path& rhs);
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Effects: Equivalent to: return path(lhs) /= rhs;