std::filesystem::path::filename

path filename() const;
 (since C++17)

Returns the generic-format filename component of the path.

Equivalent to relative_path().empty() ? path() : *--end().

Parameters

(none)

Return value

The filename identified by the path.

Exceptions

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

Example

#include <filesystem>
#include <iostream>
namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
int main()
{
    std::cout << fs::path("/foo/bar.txt").filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("/foo/.bar").filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("/foo/bar/").filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("/foo/.").filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("/foo/..").filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path(".").filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("..").filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("/").filename() << '\n'
              << fs::path("//host").filename() << '\n';
}

Output:

"bar.txt"
".bar"
""
"."
".."
"."
".."
""
"host"

See also

returns the file extension path component
(public member function)
returns the stem path component (filename without the final extension)
(public member function)
replaces the last path component with another path
(public member function)
checks if the corresponding path element is not empty
(public member function)

© cppreference.com
Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Unported License v3.0.
https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/filesystem/path/filename