std::filesystem::path::format
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                    |   enum format {     native_format,  | 
(since C++17) | |
Determines how string representations of pathnames are interpreted by the constructors of std::filesystem::path that accept strings.
Constants
|   Defined in header  
<filesystem>  | |
| Value | Explanation | 
  native_format
 | 
Native pathname format | 
  generic_format
 | 
Generic pathname format | 
  auto_format
 | 
Implementation-defined pathname format, auto-detected where possible | 
Notes
On POSIX systems, there is no difference between native and generic format.
See also
  constructs a path (public member function)  |