Hi,

  Is there a way to get the folder name of a given path?
Obviously, if I know that the path is a file name I can just pop(), but if it is a folder name then pop() gives me the folder above it.

I think a get_folder() (and is_folder()) is a missing complement to get_ext() and get_file().

Thanks,
Adi

"Adi" <adishavit__without_this_part__+web-news@gmail.com> wrote in message news:h3i5e7$2rjr$1@digitalmars.com...
> Hi,
>
>   Is there a way to get the folder name of a given path?
> Obviously, if I know that the path is a file name I can just pop(),

yes

>but if it is a folder name then pop() gives me the folder above it.

But isn't that appropriate? The folder containing c:\abc\def is c:\abc?

Or am I misunderstanding you?

> I think a get_folder() (and is_folder()) is a missing complement to get_ext() and get_file().

If it makes sense, I'll happily add it. Just a trifle confused by what you require. (It's early, and I've just done a hard workout,
so brain probably not functioning at top speed ;-)

Thanks for the prompt reply.
Let me rephrase my Q:

pop_sep()  and pop_ext() do nothing if there is no separator or file extension resp. -- they are idempotent.

In the same manner, I'd like a "pop_filename()" that will leave only the folder/directory name. If there was a filename it will be removed, if there wasn't the result will stay the same. This function will also be idempotent.

Thanks,
Adi


Matthew Wilson Wrote:

> 
> "Adi" <adishavit__without_this_part__+web-news@gmail.com> wrote in message news:h3i5e7$2rjr$1@digitalmars.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> >   Is there a way to get the folder name of a given path?
> > Obviously, if I know that the path is a file name I can just pop(),
> 
> yes
> 
> >but if it is a folder name then pop() gives me the folder above it.
> 
> But isn't that appropriate? The folder containing c:\abc\def is c:\abc?
> 
> Or am I misunderstanding you?

> 
> > I think a get_folder() (and is_folder()) is a missing complement to get_ext() and get_file().
> 
> If it makes sense, I'll happily add it. Just a trifle confused by what you require. (It's early, and I've just done a hard workout,
> so brain probably not functioning at top speed ;-)
> 
> 

Adi Wrote:

> Thanks for the prompt reply.
> Let me rephrase my Q:
> 
> pop_sep()  and pop_ext() do nothing if there is no separator or file extension resp. -- they are idempotent.
> 
> In the same manner, I'd like a "pop_filename()" that will leave only the folder/directory name. If there was a filename it will be removed, if there wasn't the result will stay the same. This function will also be idempotent.

Makes sense. I'll check it out

Thanks!

Matt Wilson Wrote:

<... snip>

> Makes sense. I'll check it out

This is now available in the latest beta (alpha 12) of STLSoft 1.10, in the platformstl::basic_path class

Let me know how you go

Matt

"Adi" <adishavit__without_this_part__+web-news@gmail.com> wrote in message news:h41lc6$21ka$1@digitalmars.com...
> Thanks!
>
> Matt Wilson Wrote:
>
> <... snip>
>
> > Makes sense. I'll check it out
>