Why does boost::filesystem::path return a path instead of string

Question

I have this peace of code

string targetFile = string + boost::filesystem::path.filename()

the problem is that it considers path.filename() as path instead of the string that the documentation tells (http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_36_0/libs/filesystem/doc/reference.html#Class-template-basic_path)

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 21 '16 at 16:14

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Are you using boost 1.36? Newer versions of Boost document it to return a path:

path filename() const;

edited Mar 21 '16 at 16:14

Barry

answered Mar 21 '16 at 11:47

josefx

I have boost 1.6 , is that the probleme ? – AnotherOne Mar 21 '16 at 11:49
@MekacherAnis It’s not a problem, the answer is simply telling you that you are looking at the wrong version of the documentation. Here’s the [correct documentation](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_60_0/libs/filesystem/doc/reference.html#path-filename). – Konrad Rudolph Mar 21 '16 at 11:59
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@MekacherAnis It is if you're coding based on the documentation of v1.36. But you don't really *have* to do that. – juanchopanza Mar 21 '16 at 11:59
@KonradRudolph alright thank's , it was like a nightmare – AnotherOne Mar 21 '16 at 12:48

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '16 at 11:46

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string targetFile = string + boost::filesystem::path.filename().string();

you can use like that.

answered Mar 21 '16 at 11:46

mustafagonul

what does the .string() do – AnotherOne Mar 21 '16 at 11:47
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@MekacherAnis I believe you had found the correct documentation in the mean time. – sehe Mar 21 '16 at 13:47

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