# std::experimental::filesystem::path::generic_string,generic_wstring,generic_u8string,...

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template< class CharT, class Traits = std::char_traits<CharT>, class Alloc = std::allocator<CharT> > std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Alloc> generic_string( const Alloc& a = Alloc() ) const; | (1) | (filesystem TS)
| (2) | (filesystem TS)
std::string generic_string() const; |  |
std::wstring generic_wstring() const; |  |
std::string generic_u8string() const; |  |
std::u16string generic_u16string() const; |  |
std::u32string generic_u32string() const; |  |

Returns the internal pathname in generic pathname format, converted to specific string type. Conversion, if any, is specified in todo. The `/` character is used as the directory separator.

1) All memory allocations are performed by `a`.
2) The encoding in the case of `u8string()` is always UTF-8.

### Parameters

a | - | allocator to construct the string with
- `CharT` must be one of the encoded character types (char, wchar_t, char16_t and char32_t)

### Return value

The internal pathname in generic pathname format, converted to specified string type.

### Exceptions

May throw implementation-defined exceptions.

### See also

string wstring u8string u16string u32string | returns the path in native pathname format converted to a string (public member function)

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