boost::urls::url_view_base::encoded_authority

Return the authority.

Synopsis

Declared in <boost/url/url_view_base.hpp>

pct_string_view
encoded_authority() const noexcept;

Description

If present, this function returns a string representing the authority (which may be empty). Otherwise it returns an empty string. The returned string may contain percent escapes.

Example

assert( url_view( "file://Network%20Drive/My%2DFiles" ).encoded_authority() == "Network%20Drive" );

Complexity

Constant.

Exception Safety

Throws nothing.

BNF

authority   = [ userinfo "@" ] host [ ":" port ]

Specification

https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-3.2

Return Value

The authority as a string.