basename.h File Reference

Definitions for Unix-like basename() and dirname() functions. More...

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Functions
const char *	mlib::dirname (const char *filename)
	Return a pointer to pathname of the file deleting any trailing '\' character.
const char *	mlib::basename (const char *filename)
	Return a pointer to the filename without any path component.

Detailed Description

Definitions for Unix-like basename() and dirname() functions.

(c) Mircea Neacsu 2017

Function Documentation

basename()

const char * mlib::basename

(

const char *

filename

)

Return a pointer to the filename without any path component.

Parameters

filename

pointer to filename with optional path

Returns

pointer to filename without path

Forward slashes ( / ), backslashes ( \ ), or both may be used.

If filename is a null pointer or points to an empty string, basename() returns a pointer to the string ".".

The function returns a pointer to a static storage that will be overwritten by a subsequent call to basename().

The function can be used with UTF-8 encoded filenames.

dirname()

const char * mlib::dirname

(

const char *

filename

)

Return a pointer to pathname of the file deleting any trailing '\' character.

Parameters

filename

pointer to filename

Returns

pointer to pathname

Forward slashes ( / ), backslashes ( \ ), or both may be used. If the filename does not contain a '\', then dirname() returns a pointer to the string ".". If filename is a null pointer or points to an empty string, dirname() returns a pointer to the string "."

The function returns a pointer to a static storage that will be overwritten by a subsequent call to dirname().

The function can be used with UTF-8 encoded filenames.