Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5702: Filename is returned within quotes instead without

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #5702: Filename is returned within quotes instead without
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-07-19 07:31:08

#5702: Filename is returned within quotes instead without
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  Reporter:  moritz@…            |       Owner:  bemandawes
      Type:  Bugs                |      Status:  new       
 Milestone:  To Be Determined    |   Component:  filesystem
   Version:  Boost 1.47.0        |    Severity:  Problem   
Resolution:                      |    Keywords:            
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Comment (by moritz@…):

 If found the origin of the bug: Since filename() returns an object of type
 "path" and the inserter and the extractor of the path object delimit the
 string with double-quotes (see
 http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_47_0/libs/filesystem/v3/doc/reference.html

 #path-inserter-extractor) the filename is returned in quotes.

 To avoid this you can use
 {{{#!c++
 std::cout << path("/foo/bar.txt").filename().string(); // outputs
 "bar.txt" without the quotes
 }}}

 Although I don't understand why filename() returns a path object instead
 of a normal string() it would be the easiest to change only the
 description in the reference and leave the code as is.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/5702#comment:1>
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