29 Input/output library [input.output]

29.11 File systems [filesystems]

29.11.6 Class path [fs.class.path]

29.11.6.5 Members [fs.path.member]

29.11.6.5.6 Native format observers [fs.path.native.obs]

The string returned by all native format observers is in the native pathname format ([fs.class.path]).
const string_type& native() const noexcept;
Returns: The pathname in the native format.
const value_type* c_str() const noexcept;
Effects: Equivalent to: return native().c_­str();
operator string_type() const;
Returns: native().
[Note 1:
Conversion to string_­type is provided so that an object of class path can be given as an argument to existing standard library file stream constructors and open functions.
— end note]
template<class EcharT, class traits = char_traits<EcharT>, class Allocator = allocator<EcharT>> basic_string<EcharT, traits, Allocator> string(const Allocator& a = Allocator()) const;
Returns: native().
Remarks: All memory allocation, including for the return value, shall be performed by a.
Conversion, if any, is specified by [fs.path.cvt].
std::string string() const; std::wstring wstring() const; std::u8string u8string() const; std::u16string u16string() const; std::u32string u32string() const;
Returns: native().
Remarks: Conversion, if any, is performed as specified by [fs.path.cvt].