[fs.path.generic.obs]

[Example 1:

On an operating system that uses backslash as its preferred-separator, path("foo\\bar").generic_string() returns "foo/bar".

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template<class EcharT, class traits = char_traits<EcharT>, class Allocator = allocator<EcharT>>
  basic_string<EcharT, traits, Allocator> generic_string(const Allocator& a = Allocator() const;

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 generic_system_encoded_string() const;
std::wstring generic_wstring() const;
std::u8string generic_u8string() const;
std::u16string generic_u16string() const;
std::u32string generic_u32string() const;

Remarks: Conversion, if any, is specified by [fs.path.cvt].

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std::string generic_display_string() const;

Returns: std::format("{:g}", *this).

[Note 1:

The returned string is suitable for use with formatting ([format.functions]) and print functions ([print.fun]).

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