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libs/filesystem/example/tchar.cpp

//  Example use of Microsoft TCHAR  ----------------------------------------------------//

//  Copyright Beman Dawes 2008

//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
//  See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt

#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>
#include <boost/filesystem/operations.hpp>
#include <string>
#include <cassert>
#include <windows.h>
#include <winnt.h>

namespace fs = boost::filesystem;

typedef std::basic_string< TCHAR > tstring;

void func(fs::path const& p)
{
    assert(fs::exists(p));
}

int main()
{
    // get a path that is known to exist
    fs::path cp = fs::current_path();

    // demo: get tstring from the path
    tstring cp_as_tstring = cp.string< tstring >();

    // demo: pass tstring to filesystem function taking path
    assert(fs::exists(cp_as_tstring));

    // demo: pass tstring to user function taking path
    func(cp_as_tstring);

    return 0;
}