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Function std.path.rootName
Returns the root directory of the specified path, or null if the
path is not rooted.
Prototype
auto rootName(R)( R path ) if (isRandomAccessRange!R && hasSlicing!R && hasLength!R && isSomeChar!(ElementType!R) || is(StringTypeOf!R));
Parameters
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| path | filespec |
Returns
slice of path
Examples
assert (rootName("foo") is null);
assert (rootName("/foo") == "/");
version (Windows)
{
assert (rootName(\foo) == \);
assert (rootName(c:\foo) == c:\);
assert (rootName(\\server\share\foo) == \\server\share);
}
Authors
Lars Tandle Kyllingstad, Walter Bright, Grzegorz Adam Hankiewicz, Thomas Kühne, Andrei Alexandrescu