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.

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const value_type* c_str() const noexcept;

Effects: Equivalent to: return native().c_str();

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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.

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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].

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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].