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std::filesystem::directory_entry

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std::filesystem::directory_entry
Defined in header <filesystem>
class directory_entry;
(since C++17)

Represents a directory entry. The object stores a path as a member and may also store additional file attributes (hard link count, status, symlink status, file size, and last write time) during directory iteration.

Contents

[edit] Member functions

constructs a directory entry
(public member function) [edit]
(destructor)
default destructor
(public member function) [edit]
Modifiers
assigns contents
(public member function) [edit]
assigns contents
(public member function) [edit]
sets the filename
(public member function) [edit]
updates the cached file attributes
(public member function) [edit]
Observers
returns the path the entry refers to
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether directory entry refers to existing file system object
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether the directory entry refers to block device
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether the directory entry refers to a character device
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether the directory entry refers to a directory
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether the directory entry refers to a named pipe
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether the directory entry refers to an other file
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether the directory entry refers to a regular file
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether the directory entry refers to a named IPC socket
(public member function) [edit]
checks whether the directory entry refers to a symbolic link
(public member function) [edit]
returns the size of the file to which the directory entry refers
(public member function) [edit]
returns the number of hard links referring to the file to which the directory entry refers
(public member function) [edit]
gets the time of the last data modification of the file to which the directory entry refers
(public member function) [edit]
status of the file designated by this directory entry;
status of the file/symlink designated by this directory entry
(public member function) [edit]
(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(removed in C++20)(C++20)
compares two directory entries
(public member function) [edit]

[edit] Non-member functions

performs stream output on a directory entry
(function) [edit]

[edit] Defect reports

The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.

DR Applied to Behavior as published Correct behavior
LWG 3171 C++17 directory_entry couldn't be inserted by operator<< because of LWG2989 output enabled again

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