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Return the result of invoking `c_str()` on the specified `string`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdls_filesystemutil.h>`

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== Description

Return a null‐terminated C string for the specified `string`.

== Return Value

the null‐terminated C string from `string.c_str()`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *string*
| string whose `c_str()` result is returned
|===


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