std::filesystem::begin(directory_iterator), std::filesystem::end(directory_iterator)
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                    |   Defined in header  <filesystem>
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|   directory_iterator begin( directory_iterator iter ) noexcept;  | 
(1) | (since C++17) | 
|   directory_iterator end( directory_iterator ) noexcept;  | 
(2) | (since C++17) | 
1) Returns iter unchanged.
2) Returns a default-constructed directory_iterator, which serves as the end iterator. The argument is ignored.
These non-member functions enable the use of directory_iterators with range-based for loops and make directory_iterator a range type(since C++20).
Parameters
| iter | - |  a directory_iterator
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Return value
1) iter unchanged.
2) End iterator (default-constructed 
directory_iterator).Example
Run this code
#include <filesystem> #include <fstream> #include <iostream> namespace fs = std::filesystem; int main() { fs::create_directories("sandbox/a/b"); std::ofstream("sandbox/file1.txt"); std::ofstream("sandbox/file2.txt"); for (auto& p : fs::directory_iterator("sandbox")) std::cout << p << '\n'; fs::remove_all("sandbox"); }
Possible output:
"sandbox/a" "sandbox/file1.txt" "sandbox/file2.txt"
Defect reports
The following behavior-changing defect reports were applied retroactively to previously published C++ standards.
| DR | Applied to | Behavior as published | Correct behavior | 
|---|---|---|---|
| LWG 3480 | C++17 | end took the argument by reference
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takes the argument by value | 
See also
|   range-based for loop support  (function)  |