Rollup merge of #41348 - lukaramu:std-path-docs, r=frewsxcv

Improve std::path docs

Fixes #29368.

This PR contains a pretty significant redistribution of some of the module docs to more appropriate places, as well as general expansion, clarification, and additional examples.

For more details, see the commit descriptions.

r? @steveklabnik
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@ -10,11 +10,18 @@
//! Cross-platform path manipulation.
//!
//! This module provides two types, [`PathBuf`] and [`Path`][`Path`] (akin to [`String`]
//! This module provides two types, [`PathBuf`] and [`Path`] (akin to [`String`]
//! and [`str`]), for working with paths abstractly. These types are thin wrappers
//! around [`OsString`] and [`OsStr`] respectively, meaning that they work directly
//! on strings according to the local platform's path syntax.
//!
//! Paths can be parsed into [`Component`]s by iterating over the structure
//! returned by the [`components`] method on [`Path`]. [`Component`]s roughly
//! correspond to the substrings between path separators (`/` or `\`). You can
//! reconstruct an equivalent path from components with the [`push`] method on
//! [`PathBuf`]; note that the paths may differ syntactically by the
//! normalization described in the documentation for the [`components`] method.
//!
//! ## Simple usage
//!
//! Path manipulation includes both parsing components from slices and building
@ -50,62 +57,11 @@
//! path.set_extension("dll");
//! ```
//!
//! ## Path components and normalization
//!
//! The path APIs are built around the notion of "components", which roughly
//! correspond to the substrings between path separators (`/` and, on Windows,
//! `\`). The APIs for path parsing are largely specified in terms of the path's
//! components, so it's important to clearly understand how those are
//! determined.
//!
//! A path can always be reconstructed into an *equivalent* path by
//! putting together its components via `push`. Syntactically, the
//! paths may differ by the normalization described below.
//!
//! ### Component types
//!
//! Components come in several types:
//!
//! * Normal components are the default: standard references to files or
//! directories. The path `a/b` has two normal components, `a` and `b`.
//!
//! * Current directory components represent the `.` character. For example,
//! `./a` has a current directory component and a normal component `a`.
//!
//! * The root directory component represents a separator that designates
//! starting from root. For example, `/a/b` has a root directory component
//! followed by normal components `a` and `b`.
//!
//! On Windows, an additional component type comes into play:
//!
//! * Prefix components, of which there is a large variety. For example, `C:`
//! and `\\server\share` are prefixes. The path `C:windows` has a prefix
//! component `C:` and a normal component `windows`; the path `C:\windows` has a
//! prefix component `C:`, a root directory component, and a normal component
//! `windows`.
//!
//! ### Normalization
//!
//! Aside from splitting on the separator(s), there is a small amount of
//! "normalization":
//!
//! * Repeated separators are ignored: `a/b` and `a//b` both have components `a`
//! and `b`.
//!
//! * Occurrences of `.` are normalized away, *except* if they are at
//! the beginning of the path (in which case they are often meaningful
//! in terms of path searching). So, for example, `a/./b`, `a/b/`,
//! `/a/b/.` and `a/b` all have components `a` and `b`, but `./a/b`
//! has a leading current directory component.
//!
//! No other normalization takes place by default. In particular,
//! `a/c` and `a/b/../c` are distinct, to account for the possibility
//! that `b` is a symbolic link (so its parent isn't `a`). Further
//! normalization is possible to build on top of the components APIs,
//! and will be included in this library in the near future.
//!
//! [`Component`]: ../../std/path/enum.Component.html
//! [`components`]: ../../std/path/struct.Path.html#method.components
//! [`PathBuf`]: ../../std/path/struct.PathBuf.html
//! [`Path`]: ../../std/path/struct.Path.html
//! [`push`]: ../../std/path/struct.PathBuf.html#method.push
//! [`String`]: ../../std/string/struct.String.html
//! [`str`]: ../../std/primitive.str.html
//! [`OsString`]: ../../std/ffi/struct.OsString.html
@ -143,36 +99,81 @@ use sys::path::{is_sep_byte, is_verbatim_sep, MAIN_SEP_STR, parse_prefix};
// Windows Prefixes
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Path prefixes (Windows only).
/// Windows path prefixes, e.g. `C:` or `\\server\share`.
///
/// Windows uses a variety of path styles, including references to drive
/// volumes (like `C:`), network shared folders (like `\\server\share`) and
/// others. In addition, some path prefixes are "verbatim", in which case
/// `/` is *not* treated as a separator and essentially no normalization is
/// performed.
/// Windows uses a variety of path prefix styles, including references to drive
/// volumes (like `C:`), network shared folders (like `\\server\share`), and
/// others. In addition, some path prefixes are "verbatim" (i.e. prefixed with
/// `\\?\`), in which case `/` is *not* treated as a separator and essentially
/// no normalization is performed.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// use std::path::{Component, Path, Prefix};
/// use std::path::Prefix::*;
/// use std::ffi::OsStr;
///
/// fn get_path_prefix(s: &str) -> Prefix {
/// let path = Path::new(s);
/// match path.components().next().unwrap() {
/// Component::Prefix(prefix_component) => prefix_component.kind(),
/// _ => panic!(),
/// }
/// }
///
/// # if cfg!(windows) {
/// assert_eq!(Verbatim(OsStr::new("pictures")),
/// get_path_prefix(r"\\?\pictures\kittens"));
/// assert_eq!(VerbatimUNC(OsStr::new("server"), OsStr::new("share")),
/// get_path_prefix(r"\\?\UNC\server\share"));
/// assert_eq!(VerbatimDisk('C' as u8), get_path_prefix(r"\\?\c:\"));
/// assert_eq!(DeviceNS(OsStr::new("BrainInterface")),
/// get_path_prefix(r"\\.\BrainInterface"));
/// assert_eq!(UNC(OsStr::new("server"), OsStr::new("share")),
/// get_path_prefix(r"\\server\share"));
/// assert_eq!(Disk('C' as u8), get_path_prefix(r"C:\Users\Rust\Pictures\Ferris"));
/// # }
/// ```
#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord, PartialEq, Eq)]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub enum Prefix<'a> {
/// Prefix `\\?\`, together with the given component immediately following it.
/// Verbatim prefix, e.g. `\\?\cat_pics`.
///
/// Verbatim prefixes consist of `\\?\` immediately followed by the given
/// component.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
Verbatim(#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] &'a OsStr),
/// Prefix `\\?\UNC\`, with the "server" and "share" components following it.
/// Verbatim prefix using Windows' _**U**niform **N**aming **C**onvention_,
/// e.g. `\\?\UNC\server\share`.
///
/// Verbatim UNC prefixes consist of `\\?\UNC\` immediately followed by the
/// server's hostname and a share name.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
VerbatimUNC(
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] &'a OsStr,
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] &'a OsStr,
),
/// Prefix like `\\?\C:\`, for the given drive letter
/// Verbatim disk prefix, e.g. `\\?\C:\`.
///
/// Verbatim disk prefixes consist of `\\?\` immediately followed by the
/// drive letter and `:\`.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
VerbatimDisk(#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] u8),
/// Prefix `\\.\`, together with the given component immediately following it.
/// Device namespace prefix, e.g. `\\.\COM42`.
///
/// Device namespace prefixes consist of `\\.\` immediately followed by the
/// device name.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
DeviceNS(#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] &'a OsStr),
/// Prefix `\\server\share`, with the given "server" and "share" components.
/// Prefix using Windows' _**U**niform **N**aming **C**onvention_, e.g.
/// `\\server\share`.
///
/// UNC prefixes consist of the server's hostname and a share name.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
UNC(
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] &'a OsStr,
@ -217,6 +218,20 @@ impl<'a> Prefix<'a> {
}
/// Determines if the prefix is verbatim, i.e. begins with `\\?\`.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// use std::path::Prefix::*;
/// use std::ffi::OsStr;
///
/// assert!(Verbatim(OsStr::new("pictures")).is_verbatim());
/// assert!(VerbatimUNC(OsStr::new("server"), OsStr::new("share")).is_verbatim());
/// assert!(VerbatimDisk('C' as u8).is_verbatim());
/// assert!(!DeviceNS(OsStr::new("BrainInterface")).is_verbatim());
/// assert!(!UNC(OsStr::new("server"), OsStr::new("share")).is_verbatim());
/// assert!(!Disk('C' as u8).is_verbatim());
/// ```
#[inline]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub fn is_verbatim(&self) -> bool {
@ -356,9 +371,42 @@ enum State {
Done = 3,
}
/// A Windows path prefix, e.g. `C:` or `\\server\share`.
/// A structure wrapping a Windows path prefix as well as its unparsed string
/// representation.
///
/// In addition to the parsed [`Prefix`] information returned by [`kind`],
/// `PrefixComponent` also holds the raw and unparsed [`OsStr`] slice,
/// returned by [`as_os_str`].
///
/// Instances of this `struct` can be obtained by matching against the
/// [`Prefix` variant] on [`Component`].
///
/// Does not occur on Unix.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// # if cfg!(windows) {
/// use std::path::{Component, Path, Prefix};
/// use std::ffi::OsStr;
///
/// let path = Path::new(r"c:\you\later\");
/// match path.components().next().unwrap() {
/// Component::Prefix(prefix_component) => {
/// assert_eq!(Prefix::Disk('C' as u8), prefix_component.kind());
/// assert_eq!(OsStr::new("c:"), prefix_component.as_os_str());
/// }
/// _ => unreachable!(),
/// }
/// # }
/// ```
///
/// [`as_os_str`]: #method.as_os_str
/// [`Component`]: enum.Component.html
/// [`kind`]: #method.kind
/// [`OsStr`]: ../../std/ffi/struct.OsStr.html
/// [`Prefix` variant]: enum.Component.html#variant.Prefix
/// [`Prefix`]: enum.Prefix.html
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
#[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, Debug)]
pub struct PrefixComponent<'a> {
@ -370,13 +418,20 @@ pub struct PrefixComponent<'a> {
}
impl<'a> PrefixComponent<'a> {
/// The parsed prefix data.
/// Returns the parsed prefix data.
///
/// See [`Prefix`]'s documentation for more information on the different
/// kinds of prefixes.
///
/// [`Prefix`]: enum.Prefix.html
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub fn kind(&self) -> Prefix<'a> {
self.parsed
}
/// The raw `OsStr` slice for this prefix.
/// Returns the raw [`OsStr`] slice for this prefix.
///
/// [`OsStr`]: ../../std/ffi/struct.OsStr.html
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub fn as_os_str(&self) -> &'a OsStr {
self.raw
@ -413,11 +468,11 @@ impl<'a> Hash for PrefixComponent<'a> {
/// A single component of a path.
///
/// See the module documentation for an in-depth explanation of components and
/// their role in the API.
/// A `Component` roughtly corresponds to a substring between path separators
/// (`/` or `\`).
///
/// This `enum` is created from iterating over the [`path::Components`]
/// `struct`.
/// This `enum` is created by iterating over [`Components`], which in turn is
/// created by the [`components`][`Path::components`] method on [`Path`].
///
/// # Examples
///
@ -434,37 +489,49 @@ impl<'a> Hash for PrefixComponent<'a> {
/// ]);
/// ```
///
/// [`path::Components`]: struct.Components.html
/// [`Components`]: struct.Components.html
/// [`Path`]: struct.Path.html
/// [`Path::components`]: struct.Path.html#method.components
#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord, Hash, Debug)]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub enum Component<'a> {
/// A Windows path prefix, e.g. `C:` or `\\server\share`.
///
/// There is a large variety of prefix types, see [`Prefix`]'s documentation
/// for more.
///
/// Does not occur on Unix.
///
/// [`Prefix`]: enum.Prefix.html
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
Prefix(
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] PrefixComponent<'a>
),
/// The root directory component, appears after any prefix and before anything else
/// The root directory component, appears after any prefix and before anything else.
///
/// It represents a separator that designates that a path starts from root.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
RootDir,
/// A reference to the current directory, i.e. `.`
/// A reference to the current directory, i.e. `.`.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
CurDir,
/// A reference to the parent directory, i.e. `..`
/// A reference to the parent directory, i.e. `..`.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
ParentDir,
/// A normal component, i.e. `a` and `b` in `a/b`
/// A normal component, e.g. `a` and `b` in `a/b`.
///
/// This variant is the most common one, it represents references to files
/// or directories.
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
Normal(#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")] &'a OsStr),
}
impl<'a> Component<'a> {
/// Extracts the underlying `OsStr` slice.
/// Extracts the underlying [`OsStr`] slice.
///
/// # Examples
///
@ -475,6 +542,8 @@ impl<'a> Component<'a> {
/// let components: Vec<_> = path.components().map(|comp| comp.as_os_str()).collect();
/// assert_eq!(&components, &[".", "tmp", "foo", "bar.txt"]);
/// ```
///
/// [`OsStr`]: ../../std/ffi/struct.OsStr.html
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub fn as_os_str(self) -> &'a OsStr {
match self {
@ -494,12 +563,10 @@ impl<'a> AsRef<OsStr> for Component<'a> {
}
}
/// The core iterator giving the components of a path.
/// An interator over the [`Component`]s of a [`Path`].
///
/// See the module documentation for an in-depth explanation of components and
/// their role in the API.
///
/// This `struct` is created by the [`path::Path::components`] method.
/// This `struct` is created by the [`components`] method on [`Path`].
/// See its documentation for more.
///
/// # Examples
///
@ -513,7 +580,9 @@ impl<'a> AsRef<OsStr> for Component<'a> {
/// }
/// ```
///
/// [`path::Path::components`]: struct.Path.html#method.components
/// [`Component`]: enum.Component.html
/// [`components`]: struct.Path.html#method.components
/// [`Path`]: struct.Path.html
#[derive(Clone)]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub struct Components<'a> {
@ -534,9 +603,15 @@ pub struct Components<'a> {
back: State,
}
/// An iterator over the components of a path, as [`OsStr`] slices.
/// An iterator over the [`Component`]s of a [`Path`], as [`OsStr`] slices.
///
/// This `struct` is created by the [`iter`] method on [`Path`].
/// See its documentation for more.
///
/// [`Component`]: enum.Component.html
/// [`iter`]: struct.Path.html#method.iter
/// [`OsStr`]: ../../std/ffi/struct.OsStr.html
/// [`Path`]: struct.Path.html
#[derive(Clone)]
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub struct Iter<'a> {
@ -762,6 +837,18 @@ impl<'a> fmt::Debug for Iter<'a> {
impl<'a> Iter<'a> {
/// Extracts a slice corresponding to the portion of the path remaining for iteration.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// use std::path::Path;
///
/// let mut iter = Path::new("/tmp/foo/bar.txt").iter();
/// iter.next();
/// iter.next();
///
/// assert_eq!(Path::new("foo/bar.txt"), iter.as_path());
/// ```
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub fn as_path(&self) -> &'a Path {
self.inner.as_path()
@ -1067,9 +1154,10 @@ impl PathBuf {
/// Truncate `self` to [`self.parent`].
///
/// Returns false and does nothing if [`self.file_name`] is `None`.
/// Returns `false` and does nothing if [`self.file_name`] is [`None`].
/// Otherwise, returns `true`.
///
/// [`None`]: ../../std/option/enum.Option.html#variant.None
/// [`self.parent`]: struct.PathBuf.html#method.parent
/// [`self.file_name`]: struct.PathBuf.html#method.file_name
///
@ -1132,10 +1220,11 @@ impl PathBuf {
/// Updates [`self.extension`] to `extension`.
///
/// If [`self.file_name`] is `None`, does nothing and returns `false`.
/// Returns `false` and does nothing if [`self.file_name`] is [`None`],
/// returns `true` and updates the extension otherwise.
///
/// Otherwise, returns `true`; if [`self.extension`] is [`None`], the
/// extension is added; otherwise it is replaced.
/// If [`self.extension`] is [`None`], the extension is added; otherwise
/// it is replaced.
///
/// [`self.file_name`]: struct.PathBuf.html#method.file_name
/// [`self.extension`]: struct.PathBuf.html#method.extension
@ -1195,7 +1284,10 @@ impl PathBuf {
self.inner
}
/// Converts this `PathBuf` into a boxed `Path`.
/// Converts this `PathBuf` into a [boxed][`Box`] [`Path`].
///
/// [`Box`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html
/// [`Path`]: struct.Path.html
#[unstable(feature = "into_boxed_path", issue = "40380")]
pub fn into_boxed_path(self) -> Box<Path> {
unsafe { mem::transmute(self.inner.into_boxed_os_str()) }
@ -1402,10 +1494,14 @@ pub struct Path {
inner: OsStr,
}
/// An error returned from the [`Path::strip_prefix`] method indicating that the
/// prefix was not found in `self`.
/// An error returned from [`Path::strip_prefix`][`strip_prefix`] if the prefix
/// was not found.
///
/// [`Path::strip_prefix`]: struct.Path.html#method.strip_prefix
/// This `struct` is created by the [`strip_prefix`] method on [`Path`].
/// See its documentation for more.
///
/// [`strip_prefix`]: struct.Path.html#method.strip_prefix
/// [`Path`]: struct.Path.html
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
#[stable(since = "1.7.0", feature = "strip_prefix")]
pub struct StripPrefixError(());
@ -1421,7 +1517,7 @@ impl Path {
os_str_as_u8_slice(&self.inner)
}
/// Directly wrap a string slice as a `Path` slice.
/// Directly wraps a string slice as a `Path` slice.
///
/// This is a cost-free conversion.
///
@ -1525,10 +1621,11 @@ impl Path {
PathBuf::from(self.inner.to_os_string())
}
/// A path is *absolute* if it is independent of the current directory.
/// Returns `true` if the `Path` is absolute, i.e. if it is independent of
/// the current directory.
///
/// * On Unix, a path is absolute if it starts with the root, so
/// `is_absolute` and `has_root` are equivalent.
/// `is_absolute` and [`has_root`] are equivalent.
///
/// * On Windows, a path is absolute if it has a prefix and starts with the
/// root: `c:\windows` is absolute, while `c:temp` and `\temp` are not.
@ -1540,6 +1637,8 @@ impl Path {
///
/// assert!(!Path::new("foo.txt").is_absolute());
/// ```
///
/// [`has_root`]: #method.has_root
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
#[allow(deprecated)]
pub fn is_absolute(&self) -> bool {
@ -1547,7 +1646,9 @@ impl Path {
self.has_root() && (cfg!(unix) || cfg!(target_os = "redox") || self.prefix().is_some())
}
/// A path is *relative* if it is not absolute.
/// Return `false` if the `Path` is relative, i.e. not absolute.
///
/// See [`is_absolute`]'s documentation for more details.
///
/// # Examples
///
@ -1556,6 +1657,8 @@ impl Path {
///
/// assert!(Path::new("foo.txt").is_relative());
/// ```
///
/// [`is_absolute`]: #method.is_absolute
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub fn is_relative(&self) -> bool {
!self.is_absolute()
@ -1565,7 +1668,7 @@ impl Path {
self.components().prefix
}
/// A path has a root if the body of the path begins with the directory separator.
/// Returns `true` if the `Path` has a root.
///
/// * On Unix, a path has a root if it begins with `/`.
///
@ -1586,7 +1689,7 @@ impl Path {
self.components().has_root()
}
/// The path without its final component, if any.
/// Returns the `Path` without its final component, if there is one.
///
/// Returns [`None`] if the path terminates in a root or prefix.
///
@ -1619,9 +1722,9 @@ impl Path {
})
}
/// The final component of the path, if it is a normal file.
/// Returns the final component of the `Path`, if it is a normal file.
///
/// If the path terminates in `..`, `file_name` will return [`None`].
/// Returns [`None`] If the path terminates in `..`.
///
/// [`None`]: ../../std/option/enum.Option.html#variant.None
///
@ -1631,18 +1734,7 @@ impl Path {
/// use std::path::Path;
/// use std::ffi::OsStr;
///
/// let path = Path::new("foo.txt");
/// let os_str = OsStr::new("foo.txt");
///
/// assert_eq!(Some(os_str), path.file_name());
/// ```
///
/// # Other examples
///
/// ```
/// use std::path::Path;
/// use std::ffi::OsStr;
///
/// assert_eq!(Some(OsStr::new("foo.txt")), Path::new("foo.txt").file_name());
/// assert_eq!(Some(OsStr::new("foo.txt")), Path::new("foo.txt/.").file_name());
/// assert_eq!(Some(OsStr::new("foo.txt")), Path::new("foo.txt/.//").file_name());
/// assert_eq!(None, Path::new("foo.txt/..").file_name());
@ -1869,7 +1961,21 @@ impl Path {
buf
}
/// Produce an iterator over the components of the path.
/// Produces an iterator over the [`Component`]s of the path.
///
/// When parsing the path, there is a small amount of normalization:
///
/// * Repeated separators are ignored, so `a/b` and `a//b` both have
/// `a` and `b` as components.
///
/// * Occurentces of `.` are normalized away, exept if they are at the
/// beginning of the path. For example, `a/./b`, `a/b/`, `a/b/.` and
/// `a/b` all have `a` and `b` as components, but `./a/b` starts with
/// an additional [`CurDir`] component.
///
/// Note that no other normalization takes place; in particular, `a/c`
/// and `a/b/../c` are distinct, to account for the possibility that `b`
/// is a symbolic link (so its parent isn't `a`).
///
/// # Examples
///
@ -1884,6 +1990,9 @@ impl Path {
/// assert_eq!(components.next(), Some(Component::Normal(OsStr::new("foo.txt"))));
/// assert_eq!(components.next(), None)
/// ```
///
/// [`Component`]: enum.Component.html
/// [`CurDir`]: enum.Component.html#variant.CurDir
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub fn components(&self) -> Components {
let prefix = parse_prefix(self.as_os_str());
@ -1896,8 +2005,13 @@ impl Path {
}
}
/// Produce an iterator over the path's components viewed as [`OsStr`] slices.
/// Produces an iterator over the path's components viewed as [`OsStr`]
/// slices.
///
/// For more information about the particulars of how the path is separated
/// into components, see [`components`].
///
/// [`components`]: #method.components
/// [`OsStr`]: ../ffi/struct.OsStr.html
///
/// # Examples
@ -1936,7 +2050,7 @@ impl Path {
Display { path: self }
}
/// Query the file system to get information about a file, directory, etc.
/// Queries the file system to get information about a file, directory, etc.
///
/// This function will traverse symbolic links to query information about the
/// destination file.
@ -1959,7 +2073,7 @@ impl Path {
fs::metadata(self)
}
/// Query the metadata about a file without following symlinks.
/// Queries the metadata about a file without following symlinks.
///
/// This is an alias to [`fs::symlink_metadata`].
///
@ -2096,7 +2210,11 @@ impl Path {
fs::metadata(self).map(|m| m.is_dir()).unwrap_or(false)
}
/// Converts a `Box<Path>` into a `PathBuf` without copying or allocating.
/// Converts a [`Box<Path>`][`Box`] into a [`PathBuf`] without copying or
/// allocating.
///
/// [`Box`]: ../../std/boxed/struct.Box.html
/// [`PathBuf`]: struct.PathBuf.html
#[unstable(feature = "into_boxed_path", issue = "40380")]
pub fn into_path_buf(self: Box<Path>) -> PathBuf {
let inner: Box<OsStr> = unsafe { mem::transmute(self) };
@ -2118,7 +2236,26 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Path {
}
}
/// Helper struct for safely printing paths with `format!()` and `{}`
/// Helper struct for safely printing paths with [`format!`] and `{}`.
///
/// A [`Path`] might contain non-Unicode data. This `struct` implements the
/// [`Display`] trait in a way that mitigates that. It is created by the
/// [`display`][`Path::display`] method on [`Path`].
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
/// use std::path::Path;
///
/// let path = Path::new("/tmp/foo.rs");
///
/// println!("{}", path.display());
/// ```
///
/// [`Display`]: ../../std/fmt/trait.Display.html
/// [`format!`]: ../../std/macro.format.html
/// [`Path`]: struct.Path.html
/// [`Path::display`]: struct.Path.html#method.display
#[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
pub struct Display<'a> {
path: &'a Path,