Manipulate LPCWSTR in c

Question

I have a given LPCWSTR variable, which holds a full path.

I want to extract from it only the file name.

Any suggestions how can I manipulate the LPCWSTR to achieve that?

In addition - How can I get the char in a specific index of the LPCWSTR?

Thank you.

`LPCWSTR` is a `typedef` for `wchar_t const *`. – lost_in_the_source Apr 15 '16 at 22:09 — lost_in_the_source, Apr 15 '16 at 22:09

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 15 '16 at 22:11

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The windows function PathStripPath will do what you want. Since you have a Unicode string you'll want to call the "W" version PathStripPathW.

answered Apr 15 '16 at 22:11

JJF

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Also see [`PathFindFileName()`](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb773589.aspx). `PathStripPath()` modifies the buffer passed to it. `PathFindFileName()` returns a pointer to the filename within the buffer without modifying the buffer itself. – Remy Lebeau Apr 18 '16 at 19:57

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