character that is substituted instead of illegal characters. */
void separate(structures::string_array &pieces) const;
- //!< breaks the filename into its component directories.
+ //!< breaks the filename into its component parts.
/*!< this returns an array containing the component names. the last
component, unless the filename held is actually a directory, should be the
- name of the file. if the first character is a directory, then the first
+ name of the file.
+//hmmm: what does this mean, below?
+ if the first character is a directory, then the first
component will be empty. */
void join(const structures::string_array &pieces);