Load the root portion of a path.
Declared in <bdls_pathutil.h>
static
int
getRoot(
bsl::string* root,
std::string_view const& path,
int rootEnd = -1);If the optionally specified rootEnd offset is non-negative, it is taken as the position in path of the character following the root. Return 0 on success, and a non-zero value otherwise; in particular, return a nonzero value if path is relative. Note that the meaning of the root part is platform-dependent. See []and Performance). See also for the definition of root.
0 on success, and a non-zero value otherwise
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| root | receives the root portion of path |
| path | filesystem path to examine |
| rootEnd | if non-negative, position in path of the character following the root |