std::experimental::filesystem::path::stem

 

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path stem() const;		(filesystem TS)

Returns the filename identified by the path stripped of its extension.

If filename() is not equal to . or .., then returns the substring between its beginning and the last . character, if present. The . character is not included into the return value.

Parameters

(none)

Return value

The stem of the filename identified by the path.

Exceptions

(none)

Example

Run this code

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

Output:

bar
 
bar

See also

filename	returns the filename path component (public member function)
extension	returns the file extension path component (public member function)