# Enum std::path::Component 1.0.0 [−] [src]

    pub enum Component<'a> {
        Prefix(PrefixComponent<'a>),
        RootDir,
        CurDir,
        ParentDir,
        Normal(&'a OsStr),
    }

A single component of a path.

A `Component` roughly corresponds to a substring between path separators (`/` or `\`).

This `enum` is created by iterating over `Components`, which in turn is created by the `components` method on `Path`.

# Examples

    use std::path::{Component, Path};

    let path = Path::new("/tmp/foo/bar.txt");
    let components = path.components().collect::<Vec<_>>();
    assert_eq!(&components, &[
        Component::RootDir,
        Component::Normal("tmp".as_ref()),
        Component::Normal("foo".as_ref()),
        Component::Normal("bar.txt".as_ref()),
    ]);Run

## Variants

`Prefix(PrefixComponent<'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.

`RootDir`

The root directory component, appears after any prefix and before anything else.

It represents a separator that designates that a path starts from root.

`CurDir`

A reference to the current directory, i.e. `.`.

`ParentDir`

A reference to the parent directory, i.e. `..`.

`Normal(&'a OsStr)`

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.

## Methods

### `impl<'a> Component<'a>`
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#### `pub fn as_os_str(self) -> &'a OsStr`
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Extracts the underlying `OsStr` slice.

# Examples

    use std::path::Path;

    let path = Path::new("./tmp/foo/bar.txt");
    let components: Vec<_> = path.components().map(|comp| comp.as_os_str()).collect();
    assert_eq!(&components, &[".", "tmp", "foo", "bar.txt"]);Run

## Trait Implementations

### `impl<'a> Copy for Component<'a>`
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### `impl<'a> Clone for Component<'a>`
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#### `fn clone(&self) -> Component<'a>`
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Returns a copy of the value. Read more

#### `fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)`
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Performs copy-assignment from `source`. Read more

### `impl<'a> PartialEq for Component<'a>`
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#### `fn eq(&self, __arg_0: &Component<'a>) -> bool`
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This method tests for `self` and `other` values to be equal, and is used by `==`. Read more

#### `fn ne(&self, __arg_0: &Component<'a>) -> bool`
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This method tests for `!=`.

### `impl<'a> Eq for Component<'a>`
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### `impl<'a> PartialOrd for Component<'a>`
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#### `fn partial_cmp(&self, __arg_0: &Component<'a>) -> Option<Ordering>`
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This method returns an ordering between `self` and `other` values if one exists. Read more

#### `fn lt(&self, __arg_0: &Component<'a>) -> bool`
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This method tests less than (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `<` operator. Read more

#### `fn le(&self, __arg_0: &Component<'a>) -> bool`
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This method tests less than or equal to (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `<=` operator. Read more

#### `fn gt(&self, __arg_0: &Component<'a>) -> bool`
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This method tests greater than (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `>` operator. Read more

#### `fn ge(&self, __arg_0: &Component<'a>) -> bool`
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This method tests greater than or equal to (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `>=` operator. Read more

### `impl<'a> Ord for Component<'a>`
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#### `fn cmp(&self, __arg_0: &Component<'a>) -> Ordering`
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This method returns an `Ordering` between `self` and `other`. Read more

#### `fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self`
1.21.0
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Compares and returns the maximum of two values. Read more

#### `fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self`
1.21.0
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Compares and returns the minimum of two values. Read more

### `impl<'a> Hash for Component<'a>`
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#### `fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, __arg_0: &mut __H)`
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Feeds this value into the given [`Hasher`]. Read more

#### `fn hash_slice<H>(data: &[Self], state: &mut H) where
H: Hasher,`
1.3.0
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Feeds a slice of this type into the given [`Hasher`]. Read more

### `impl<'a> Debug for Component<'a>`
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#### `fn fmt(&self, __arg_0: &mut Formatter) -> Result`
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Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more

### `impl<'a> AsRef<OsStr> for Component<'a>`
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#### `fn as_ref(&self) -> &OsStr`
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Performs the conversion.

### `impl<'a> AsRef<Path> for Component<'a>`
1.24.0
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#### `fn as_ref(&self) -> &Path`
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Performs the conversion.

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