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

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LPTSTR PathRemoveBackslash(
  _Inout_ LPTSTR lpszPath
);

Parameters

lpszPath [in, out]

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

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#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:
==================
Path before calling "PathRemoveBackslash": c:\a\b\File\
Path after calling "PathRemoveBackslash": c:\a\b\File

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP [desktop apps only]

Minimum supported server

Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only]

Header
Shlwapi.h

Library
Shlwapi.lib

DLL
Shlwapi.dll (version 4.71 or later)

Unicode and ANSI names

PathRemoveBackslashW (Unicode) and PathRemoveBackslashA (ANSI)

 

 

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