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Load the directory part of a path.

== Synopses

Declared in `<bdls_pathutil.h>`

Load the directory part of a path.


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static
int
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/PathUtil/getDirname-0e.adoc[getDirname](
    xref:bsl/string.adoc[bsl::string]* dirname,
    std::string_view const& path,
    int rootEnd = ‐1);
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Load the directory part of a path.


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static
int
xref:BloombergLP/bdls/PathUtil/getDirname-0f.adoc[getDirname](
    std::pmr::string* dirname,
    std::string_view const& path,
    int rootEnd = ‐1);
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Load the directory part of a path.


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static
int
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    std::string* dirname,
    std::string_view const& path,
    int rootEnd = ‐1);
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== Return Value

0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *dirname*
| receives the directory part of `path`
| *path*
| filesystem path to examine
| *rootEnd*
| if non‐negative, position in `path` of the character following the root
|===


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