PathRemoveBackslash function
Removes the trailing backslash from a given path.
Note This function is deprecated. We recommend the use of the PathCchRemoveBackslash or PathCchRemoveBackslashEx function in its place.
Syntax
LPTSTR PathRemoveBackslash( _Inout_ LPTSTR lpszPath );
Parameters
- lpszPath [in, out]
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Type: LPTSTR
A pointer to a null-terminated string of length MAX_PATH that contains the path from which to remove the backslash.
Return value
Type: LPTSTR
A pointer that, when this function returns successfully and if a backslash has been removed, points to the terminating null character that has replaced the backslash at the end of the string. If the path did not include a trailing backslash, this value will point to the final character in the string.
Examples
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream.h>
#include "Shlwapi.h"
void main( void )
{
// Path with backslash.
char buffer_1[ ] = "c:\\a\\b\\File\\";
char *lpStr1;
lpStr1 = buffer_1;
// Path before "PathRemoveBackslash".
cout << "Path before calling \"PathRemoveBackslash\": " << lpStr1 << endl;
// Call function "PathRemoveBackslash".
PathRemoveBackslash(lpStr1);
// Path after "PathRemoveBackslash".
cout << "Path after calling \"PathRemoveBackslash\": " << lpStr1 << endl;
}
OUTPUT:
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Path before calling "PathRemoveBackslash": c:\a\b\File\
Path after calling "PathRemoveBackslash": c:\a\b\File
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server | Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
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Unicode and ANSI names | PathRemoveBackslashW (Unicode) and PathRemoveBackslashA (ANSI) |
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Build date: 11/28/2012
