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Append a relative filename to the end of a path.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdls_pathutil.h>`

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static
int
appendIfValid(
    std::string* path,
    std::string_view const& filename);
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== Description

Same as the overload taking `bsl::string *`.

== Return Value

0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *path*
| path to which `filename` is appended
| *filename*
| relative path component to append
|===


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