std::filesystem::path::operator=

1. Replaces the contents of *this with a pathname whose both native and generic format representations equal those of p.

# Declarations

path& operator=( const path& p );

(since C++17)

path& operator=( path&& p ) noexcept;

(since C++17)

path& operator=( string_type&& source );

(since C++17)

template< class Source >
path& operator=( const Source& source );

(since C++17)

# Parameters

• p: a path to assign
• source: a std::basic_string, std::basic_string_view, pointer to a null-terminated character/wide character string, or an input iterator that points to a null-terminated character/wide character sequence. The character type must be one of char, char8_t, (since C++20)char16_t, char32_t, wchar_t

# Return value

*this

# Example

#include <filesystem>
namespace fs = std::filesystem;
 
int main()
{
    fs::path p = "C:/users/abcdef/AppData/Local";
    p = p / "Temp"; // move assignment
    const wchar_t* wstr = L"D:/猫.txt";
    p = wstr; // assignment from a source
}

# Defect reports

# See also

• assign
• (constructor)