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NAME

       FBB::Glob - Wrapper around glob(3) to find files matching a pattern

SYNOPSIS

       #include <bobcat/glob>
       Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

       The FBB::Glob class is a wrapper around the C function glob(3). It returns a list of files
       matching a certain pattern provided to FBB::Glob’s constructors or members.

NAMESPACE

       FBB
       All constructors, members, operators and manipulators, mentioned  in  this  man-page,  are
       defined in the namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

       -

ENUMERATIONS

       Glob::Type:
       This  enumeration,  which  is identical to the stat(3bobcat) Type enumeration, defines the
       following values:

       o      BLOCK_DEVICE: the object represents a block device

       o      CHARACTER_DEVICE: the object represents a character device

       o      DIRECTORY: the object represents a directory

       o      FIFO: the object represents a named pipe (a queue)

       o      REGULAR_FILE: the object represents a regular file

       o      SOCKET: the object represents a socket

       o      SYMBOLIC_LINK: the object represents a symbolic link

       o      ANY: any of the above types

       Glob::Flags:

       o      NO_FLAG:   Equals 0, and can be used to avoid  having  to  specify  0.  It  has  no
              further use.

       o      ERR: Return on read errors;

       o      MARK: Append a slash to each name.

       o      NOSORT: Don’t sort the names.

       o      NOESCAPE: Backslashes don’t quote metacharacters.

       o      PERIOD: Leading .-characters can be matched by metachars (i.e., * and ?).

       o      NOMATCH:  When  specified  the  constructors  won’t  throw exceptions when no files
              matching their glob-patterns could be found. Instead they will return normally, and
              Glob’s size() member (see below) will return 0.

       Glob::Dots:

       o      FIRST:  Filenames  starting with a dot will be listed first. Within this set and in
              the leftover-set the relative ordering is maintained.

       o      DEFAULT: Return filenames as they appear in the globbing process.

CONSTRUCTORS

       o      Glob(std::string const &pattern = "*", int flags = PERIOD, Dots dots = FIRST):
              This constructor (which can also be used as the default constructor) determines all
              elements matching pattern.

              An  Exception exception is thrown if the constructor could not properly complete it
              tasks.

              Multiple flags may be specified, separated by the bitor operator.

              This constructor properly completes its task  if  only  defined  Flag  values  were
              specified and if the glob(3) function returned without errors.

       o      Glob(Type  type,  std::string const &pattern = "*", int flags = PERIOD, Dots dots =
              FIRST):
              This constructor determines all elements of pattern matching  Type.  The  specified
              type  value  may  consist of any bitor-ed combination of enum values defined by the
              Type enum. Remaining parameters and

       Glob provides copy and move constructors.

OVERLOADED OPERATORS

       o      Glob &operator=(Glob const &other):
              The assignment operator is available.

       o      Glob &operator=(Glob &&tmp):
              The move-assignment operator is available.

       o      char const *operator[](size_t idx) const:
              The element at index position idx is returns as a C string.  It  returns  an  empty
              string if idx is or exceeds size().

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

       o      void verify() const:
              Empty function, kept for backward compatibility.

       o      size_t size() const:
              Returns the number of elements that were detected.

       o      char const *const *begin() const:
              Returns  a pointer to the first element that was detected. This pointer can be used
              in generic algorithms as an output-iterator supporting pointer arithmetic.

       o      char const *const *end() const:
              Returns a pointer beyond the last element that was detected. This  pointer  can  be
              used in generic algorithms as an output-iterator supporting pointer arithmetic.

       o      void swap(Glob &other):
              Swaps the contents of the other object with the current object.

EXAMPLES

           int main(int argc, char **argv)
           {
               if (argc == 1)
               {
                   cout << "Provide glob-expression as 1st arg\n";
                   return 1;
               }

               cout << "General:\n";

               Glob general;

               for (size_t idx = 0; idx < general.size(); idx++)
                   cout << idx << ": " << general[idx] << endl;

               cout << "Pattern: " << argv[1] << "\n";

               Glob pattern(argv[1], Glob::PERIOD, Glob::DEFAULT);

               for (size_t idx = 0; idx < pattern.size(); idx++)
                   cout << idx << ": " << pattern[idx] << endl;

               return 0;
           }

FILES

       bobcat/glob - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

       bobcat(7), stat(3bobcat), glob(3)

BUGS

       No Reported Bugs.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x.dsc: detached signature;

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x.tar.gz: source archive;

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x_i386.changes: change log;

       o      libbobcat1_4.08.02-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

       o      libbobcat1-dev_4.08.02-x_*.deb:  debian  package holding the libraries, headers and
              manual pages;

       o      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

       Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken’s Own Base Classes And Templates’.

COPYRIGHT

       This is free software, distributed under the terms  of  the  GNU  General  Public  License
       (GPL).

AUTHOR

       Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).