# Enum Component

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

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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()),
    ]);

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### 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.

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### 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.

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### CurDir

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

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### ParentDir

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

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### 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.

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### impl<'a> Component<'a>

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#### pub fn as_os_str(self) -> &'a OsStr

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"]);

## Trait Implementations§

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### impl AsRef<OsStr> for Component<'_>

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#### fn as_ref(&self) -> &OsStr

Converts this type into a shared reference of the (usually inferred) input type.
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### impl AsRef<Path> for Component<'_>

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#### fn as_ref(&self) -> &Path

Converts this type into a shared reference of the (usually inferred) input type.
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### impl<'a> Clone for Component<'a>

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#### fn clone(&self) -> Component<'a>

Returns a duplicate of the value. Read more
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#### fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from `source`. Read more
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### impl<'a> Debug for Component<'a>

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#### fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter. Read more
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### impl<'a> Hash for Component<'a>

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#### fn hash<__H: Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)

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

Feeds a slice of this type into the given `Hasher`. Read more
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### impl<'a> Ord for Component<'a>

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#### fn cmp(&self, other: &Component<'a>) -> Ordering

This method returns an `Ordering` between `self` and `other`. Read more
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#### fn max(self, other: Self) -> Self
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Compares and returns the maximum of two values. Read more
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#### fn min(self, other: Self) -> Self
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Compares and returns the minimum of two values. Read more
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#### fn clamp(self, min: Self, max: Self) -> Self
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Restrict a value to a certain interval. Read more
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### impl<'a> PartialEq for Component<'a>

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#### fn eq(&self, other: &Component<'a>) -> bool

Tests for `self` and `other` values to be equal, and is used by `==`.
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#### fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for `!=`. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.
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### impl<'a> PartialOrd for Component<'a>

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#### fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Component<'a>) -> Option<Ordering>

This method returns an ordering between `self` and `other` values if one exists. Read more
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#### fn lt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests less than (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `<` operator. Read more
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#### fn le(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests less than or equal to (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `<=` operator. Read more
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#### fn gt(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests greater than (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `>` operator. Read more
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#### fn ge(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests greater than or equal to (for `self` and `other`) and is used by the `>=` operator. Read more
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### impl<'a> Copy for Component<'a>

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### impl<'a> Eq for Component<'a>

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### impl<'a> StructuralPartialEq for Component<'a>

## Auto Trait Implementations§

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### impl<'a> Freeze for Component<'a>

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### impl<'a> RefUnwindSafe for Component<'a>

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### impl<'a> Send for Component<'a>

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### impl<'a> Sync for Component<'a>

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### impl<'a> Unpin for Component<'a>

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### impl<'a> UnwindSafe for Component<'a>

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### impl<T> Any for T
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#### fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId

Gets the `TypeId` of `self`. Read more
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### impl<T> Borrow<T> for T
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#### fn borrow(&self) -> &T

Immutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
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### impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for T
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#### fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T

Mutably borrows from an owned value. Read more
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### impl<T> CloneToUninit for T
where T: Clone,

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#### unsafe fn clone_to_uninit(&self, dest: *mut u8)

🔬This is a nightly-only experimental API. (`clone_to_uninit` #126799)
Performs copy-assignment from `self` to `dest`. Read more
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### impl<T> From<T> for T

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#### fn from(t: T) -> T

Returns the argument unchanged.

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### impl<T, U> Into<U> for T
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#### fn into(self) -> U

Calls `U::from(self)`.

That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of `From<T> for U` chooses to do.

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### impl<T> ToOwned for T
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#### type Owned = T

The resulting type after obtaining ownership.
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#### fn to_owned(&self) -> T

Creates owned data from borrowed data, usually by cloning. Read more
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#### fn clone_into(&self, target: &mut T)

Uses borrowed data to replace owned data, usually by cloning. Read more
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### impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T
where U: Into<T>,

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#### type Error = Infallible

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
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#### fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.
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### impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T
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#### type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.
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#### fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>

Performs the conversion.