27 Input/output library [input.output]

27.11 File systems [filesystems]

27.11.7 Class path [fs.class.path]

27.11.7.3 path requirements [fs.path.req]

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In addition to the requirements ([fs.req]), function template parameters named Source shall be one of:
  • (1.1)
    basic_­string<EcharT, traits, Allocator>.
    A function argument const Source& source shall have an effective range [source.begin(), source.end()).
  • (1.2)
    basic_­string_­view<EcharT, traits>.
    A function argument const Source& source shall have an effective range [source.begin(), source.end()).
  • (1.3)
    A type meeting the Cpp17InputIterator requirements that iterates over a NTCTS.
    The value type shall be an encoded character type.
    A function argument const Source& source shall have an effective range [source, end) where end is the first iterator value with an element value equal to iterator_­traits<Source>​::​value_­type().
  • (1.4)
    A character array that after array-to-pointer decay results in a pointer to the start of a NTCTS.
    The value type shall be an encoded character type.
    A function argument const Source& source shall have an effective range [source, end) where end is the first iterator value with an element value equal to iterator_­traits<decay_­t<Source>>​::​value_­type().
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Functions taking template parameters named Source shall not participate in overload resolution unless either
  • (2.1)
    Source is a specialization of basic_­string or basic_­string_­view, or
  • (2.2)
    the qualified-id iterator_­traits<decay_­t<Source>>​::​value_­type is valid and denotes a possibly const encoded character type ([temp.deduct]).
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[ Note
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See path conversions for how the value types above and their encodings convert to path​::​value_­type and its encoding.
— end note
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Arguments of type Source shall not be null pointers.