Method begin

src/path.cpp:1403–1421

//  path iterators  ------------------------------------------------------------------//

BOOST_FILESYSTEM_DECL path::iterator path::begin() const
{
    iterator itr;
    itr.m_path_ptr = this;

    size_type element_size;
    first_element(m_pathname, itr.m_pos, element_size);

    if (element_size > 0)
    {
        itr.m_element = m_pathname.substr(itr.m_pos, element_size);
#ifdef BOOST_FILESYSTEM_WINDOWS_API
        if (itr.m_element.m_pathname.size() == 1u && itr.m_element.m_pathname[0] == path::preferred_separator)
            itr.m_element.m_pathname[0] = path::separator;
#endif
    }

    return itr;
}

BOOST_FILESYSTEM_DECL path::iterator path::end() const
{