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Return the path as a container of segments

== Synopsis


Declared in `&lt;https://www.github.com/boostorg/url/blob/develop/include/boost/url/url_base.hpp#L1950[boost&sol;url&sol;url&lowbar;base&period;hpp]&gt;`

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----
xref:boost/urls/segments_encoded_view.adoc[segments&lowbar;encoded&lowbar;view]
encoded&lowbar;segments() const noexcept;
----

== Description


This function returns a bidirectional        view of strings over the path&period;        The returned view references the same        underlying character buffer&semi; ownership        is not transferred&period;        Strings returned when iterating the        range may contain percent escapes&period;


=== Example

[,cpp]
----
segments_encoded_view sv = url_view( "/path/to/file.txt" ).encoded_segments();
----

=== Complexity

Constant&period;


=== Exception Safety

Throws nothing&period;


=== BNF

[,cpp]
----
path          = path-abempty    ; begins with "/" or is empty
              / path-absolute   ; begins with "/" but not "//"
              / path-noscheme   ; begins with a non-colon segment
              / path-rootless   ; begins with a segment
              / path-empty      ; zero characters

path-abempty  = *( "/" segment )
path-absolute = "/" [ segment-nz *( "/" segment ) ]
path-noscheme = segment-nz-nc *( "/" segment )
path-rootless = segment-nz *( "/" segment )
path-empty    = 0<pchar>
----

=== Specification

* link:https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-3.3[3&period;3&period; Path (rfc3986)]

Return the path as a container of segments

This function returns a bidirectional        view of strings over the path&period;        The returned view references the same        underlying character buffer&semi; ownership        is not transferred&period;        Strings returned when iterating the        range may contain percent escapes&period;


=== Example

[,cpp]
----
segments_encoded_view sv = url_view( "/path/to/file.txt" ).encoded_segments();
----

=== Complexity

Constant&period;


=== Exception Safety

Throws nothing&period;


=== BNF

[,cpp]
----
path          = path-abempty    ; begins with "/" or is empty
              / path-absolute   ; begins with "/" but not "//"
              / path-noscheme   ; begins with a non-colon segment
              / path-rootless   ; begins with a segment
              / path-empty      ; zero characters

path-abempty  = *( "/" segment )
path-absolute = "/" [ segment-nz *( "/" segment ) ]
path-noscheme = segment-nz-nc *( "/" segment )
path-rootless = segment-nz *( "/" segment )
path-empty    = 0<pchar>
----

=== Specification

* link:https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-3.3[3&period;3&period; Path (rfc3986)]



== See Also


xref:boost/urls/url_view_base/is_path_absolute.adoc[is&lowbar;path&lowbar;absolute],            xref:boost/urls/url_view_base/encoded_path.adoc[encoded&lowbar;path],            xref:boost/urls/url_view_base/path.adoc[path],            xref:boost/urls/url_view_base/segments.adoc[segments],            xref:boost/urls/segments_encoded_view.adoc[segments&lowbar;encoded&lowbar;view]&period;



xref:boost/urls/url_view_base/is_path_absolute.adoc[is&lowbar;path&lowbar;absolute],            xref:boost/urls/url_view_base/encoded_path.adoc[encoded&lowbar;path],            xref:boost/urls/url_view_base/path.adoc[path],            xref:boost/urls/url_view_base/segments.adoc[segments],            xref:boost/urls/segments_encoded_view.adoc[segments&lowbar;encoded&lowbar;view]&period;






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