The string returned by all native format observers is in the native pathname format ([fs.class.path]).

const string_type& native() const noexcept;

Returns: The pathname in the native format.

const value_type* c_str() const noexcept;

Effects: Equivalent to: return native().c_str();

operator string_type() const;

template<class EcharT, class traits = char_traits<EcharT>, class Allocator = allocator<EcharT>> basic_string<EcharT, traits, Allocator> string(const Allocator& a = Allocator()) const;

Remarks: All memory allocation, including for the return value, shall be performed by a.

std::string system_encoded_string() const; std::wstring wstring() const; std::u8string u8string() const; std::u16string u16string() const; std::u32string u32string() const;

Remarks: Conversion, if any, is performed as specified by [fs.path.cvt].

std::string display_string() const;

Returns: std​::​format("{}", *this).