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segments_ref

A view representing path segments in a URL.

Synopsis

Defined in header <boost/url/segments_ref.hpp>

class segments_ref :
    public segments_base
Types

Name

Description

const_iterator

A Bidirectional iterator to a path segment.

const_reference

The reference type.

difference_type

A signed integer type used to represent differences.

iterator

A Bidirectional iterator to a path segment.

reference

The reference type.

size_type

An unsigned integer type used to represent size.

value_type

The value type.

Member Functions

Name

Description

assign

Assign segments.

back

Return the last segment.

begin

Return an iterator to the beginning.

buffer

Return the referenced character buffer.

clear

Clear the contents of the container.

empty

Return true if there are no segments.

end

Return an iterator to the end.

erase

Erase segments.

front

Return the first segment.

insert

Insert segments.

is_absolute

Returns true if this references an absolute path.

operator=

Assignment.

operator segments_view

Conversion.

pop_back

Remove the last segment.

push_back

Append a segment.

replace

Replace segments.

segments_ref [constructor]

Constructor.

size

Return the number of segments.

url

Return the referenced url.

Static Member Functions

Name

Description

max_size

Return the maximum number of characters possible.

operator=

Assignment.

Description

Objects of this type are used to interpret the path as a bidirectional view of segments, where each segment is a string with percent escapes automatically decoded. The view does not retain ownership of the elements and instead references the original character buffer. The caller is responsible for ensuring that the lifetime of the buffer extends until it is no longer referenced. The view is modifiable; calling non-const members causes changes to the referenced url.

Example
url u( "/path/to/file.txt" );

segments_ref ps = u.segments();

Percent escapes in strings returned when dereferencing iterators are automatically decoded. Reserved characters in strings supplied to modifier functions are automatically percent-escaped.

Iterator Invalidation

Changes to the underlying character buffer can invalidate iterators which reference it. Modifications made through the container invalidate some or all iterators:

See Also

segments_encoded_ref, segments_encoded_view, segments_view.

Convenience header <boost/url.hpp>


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