Re: [Boost-users] [boost.filesystem3] directory name from a directory iterator

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [boost.filesystem3] directory name from a directory iterator
From: Jeff Flinn (TriumphSprint2000_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-23 11:33:56

Sean Farrow wrote:
> Hi:
> 
> I have the following code to iterate through sub directories:
> 
> for (boost::filesystem::directory_iterator end, 
> dir(DirectoryToIterate);        dir != end; ++dir ) {
> 
>                     if (boost::filesystem::is_directory(dir->status()))
> 
>                            
> TempVec.push_back(boost::filesystem::path(dir->path()).generic_wstring());
> 
>                     }
> 
> I’m getting the following output which I expect:
> 
> C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Freedom 
> Scientific/JAWS/12.0/Settings/enu
> 
> I have two questions:
> 
> Firstly how do I just obtain the last directory in this case enu (with 
> out any slashes)?

see:

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_45_0/libs/filesystem/v3/doc/reference.html#path-decomposition

and

http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_45_0/libs/filesystem/v3/doc/reference.html#Path-decomposition-table

> And secondly,  is there a method of the path object that gives me the 
> path in windows form (i.e with the \ character replacing the / character.)

See:
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_45_0/libs/filesystem/v3/doc/reference.html#path-native-format-observers

Jeff