B4J Question FileBaseName & FileExtension

[Walt]

FileBaseName and FileExtension, found in the jMMTools library are just what I needed.
But, I'd like to know if there are any other slick ways the get the name and extension out of a file?

 

[stevel05]

Try:

    Dim FullFilePath As String = "C:/users/file.ext"
    Dim FileName As String = File.GetName(FullFilePath)
    Dim Pos As Int = FileName.LastIndexOf(".")
    Dim FileBase As String =  FileName.SubString2(0,Pos)
    Dim FileExtn As String = FileName.SubString(Pos)
    Log(FileBase)
    Log(FileExtn)

 

[Erel]

You shouldn't assume that there is an extension. You need to check that Pos is not -1.

Dim FileBase, FileExtn As String
if Post = -1 Then
 FileBase = FileName
Else
 FileBase = FileName.SubString2(0,Pos)
 FileExtn = FileName.SubString(Pos)
End If

 

[Walt]

You shouldn't assume that there is an extension.

Actually, in my case, I can since I did a SetExtensionFilter.

Your code did clarify the routine for me though. I was a bit fuzzy on it before.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

 

[LucaMs]

Very old thread, I know, but I prefer it here rather than in "Bugs & wishlist".

It's illogical that there are:

File.GetFileParent
File.GetName

but not

File.GetExtension

 

[aeric]

As Erel wrote, files not necessarily have extension.

Some files have more than one period. Example: project.b4j.meta

Some files have period but behind it I don't consider as extension. Example, .gitignore I consider the filename is the full name including the period.

We can use the last index but then file like project.b4j.meta should be having project as file name and .b4j.meta as extension or is it consider project.meta is actually the file name?
For me the former is more accurate.

This is just my thought.