How to split a path into separate strings?
boost, c++, cross-platform, path, split
Solution
Indeed, there is `path_iterator`. But if you want elegance:
#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
int main() {
for(auto& part : boost::filesystem::path("/tmp/foo.txt"))
std::cout << part << "\n";
}
Prints:
"/"
"tmp"
"foo.txt"
And
for(auto& part : boost::filesystem::path("/tmp/foo.txt"))
std::cout << part.c_str() << "\n";
prints
/
tmp
foo.txt
No need to worry about the moving parts
Problem
This is a complimentary question to: How to build a full path string (safely) from separate strings? So my question, how to split a path into separate strings in a cross platform manner. This solution, using Boost.Filesystem is very elegant and Boost must have implemented some splitPath() function. I couldn't find any. Note: bear in mind that I can do this task myself but I'm more interested in a closed box solution.