std::filesystem::begin(recursive_directory_iterator), std::filesystem::end(recursive_directory_iterator)
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| Defined in header <filesystem>
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| recursive_directory_iterator begin( recursive_directory_iterator iter ) noexcept; |
(1) | (since C++17) |
| recursive_directory_iterator end( recursive_directory_iterator ) noexcept; |
(2) | (since C++17) |
1) Returns
iter unchanged.2) Returns a default-constructed recursive_directory_iterator, which serves as the end iterator. The argument is ignored.
These non-member functions enable the use of recursive_directory_iterators with range-based for loops and make recursive_directory_iterator a range type (since C++20).
Parameters
| iter | - | a recursive_directory_iterator
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Return value
1)
iter unchanged.2) End iterator (default-constructed
recursive_directory_iterator).Example
Run this code
#include <cstdlib> #include <filesystem> #include <fstream> #include <iostream> namespace fs = std::filesystem; int main() { fs::current_path(fs::temp_directory_path()); fs::create_directories("sandbox/a/b"); std::ofstream("sandbox/file1.txt"); fs::create_symlink("a", "sandbox/syma"); std::cout << "Print dir structure using OS specific command 'tree':\n"; std::system("tree --noreport sandbox"); std::cout << "\nPrint dir structure using directory iterator:\n"; for(auto& p: fs::recursive_directory_iterator("sandbox")) std::cout << p << '\n'; fs::remove_all("sandbox"); }
Possible output:
Print dir structure using OS specific command 'tree': sandbox ├── a │ └── b ├── file1.txt └── syma -> a Print dir structure using directory iterator: "sandbox/syma" "sandbox/file1.txt" "sandbox/a" "sandbox/a/b"
Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior |
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| LWG 3480 | C++17 | end took the argument by reference
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takes the argument by value |
See also
| range-based for loop support (function) |