ExampleFileNames.cpp

Example for how to split a full path into its components directory, base of filename and extension of the filename.

Author

woetzel

Todo:

Windows may need some more work regarding the drive, in particular for network drives \machine

/*
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*/

/**
   @example ExampleFileNames.cpp
   @relates FileHandling
   @brief Example for how to split a full path into its components directory, base of filename and extension of the filename.
   @ingroup g_examples
   @author woetzel
   \todo Windows may need some more work regarding the drive, in particular for network drives \\machine\share
*/

#include <iostream>
#include "Base/Common/FileHandling.hh"

using namespace std;
using namespace BIAS;


int main(int argc,char** argv){
  cout<<"current work directory "<<FileHandling::GetCwd()<<endl;

  string full("/this/is/a/directory/ThisIsABase.ext");
  string dir, base, ext;

  // command line arg given?
  if (argc>1) full=argv[1];

  cout<<"Splitting  "<<full<<" into: "<<endl;

  // run the function:
  FileHandling::SplitName(full, dir, base, ext);

  cout<<"\tdir  '"<<dir <<"'"<<endl
    <<"\tbase '"<<base<<"'"<<endl
    <<"\text  '"<<ext <<"'"<<endl;


  return 0;
}