std::experimental::filesystem::is_other

Header: <experimental/filesystem>

Checks if the given file status or path corresponds to a file of type other type. That is, the file exists, but is neither regular file, nor directory nor a symlink.

# Declarations

bool is_other( file_status s );

(filesystem TS)

bool is_other( const path& p );

(filesystem TS)

bool is_other( const path& p, error_code& ec );

(filesystem TS)

# Parameters

• s: file status to check
• p: path to examine
• ec: error code to store the error status to

# Return value

true if the given path or file status corresponds to a other file, false otherwise.