More SGPath APIs

simgear/misc/sg_path.cxx

@@ -374,6 +374,11 @@ string SGPath::dir() const {
     }
 }
 
+SGPath SGPath::dirPath() const
+{
+	return SGPath::fromUtf8(dir());
+}
+
 // get the base part of the path (everything but the extension.)
 string SGPath::base() const
 {
@@ -871,6 +876,20 @@ std::vector<SGPath> SGPath::pathsFromEnv(const char *name)
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+std::vector<SGPath> SGPath::pathsFromUtf8(const std::string& paths)
+{
+	std::vector<SGPath> r;
+	string_list items = sgPathSplit(paths);
+	string_list_iterator it;
+	for (it = items.begin(); it != items.end(); ++it) {
+		r.push_back(SGPath::fromUtf8(it->c_str()));
+	}
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 std::vector<SGPath> SGPath::pathsFromLocal8Bit(const std::string& paths)
 {
     std::vector<SGPath> r;

simgear/misc/sg_path.hxx

@@ -269,6 +269,12 @@ public:
      */
     bool rename(const SGPath& newName);
 	
+
+	/**
+	 * return the path of the parent directory of this path.
+	 */
+	SGPath dirPath() const;
+
     enum StandardLocation
     {
       HOME,
@@ -311,6 +317,8 @@ public:
 
     static std::vector<SGPath> pathsFromEnv(const char* name);
 
+	static std::vector<SGPath> pathsFromUtf8(const std::string& paths);
+
     static std::vector<SGPath> pathsFromLocal8Bit(const std::string& paths);
 
     static std::string join(const std::vector<SGPath>& paths, const std::string& joinWith);