Function: fext

Syntax

fext (<file>{,<num>})

Type

string

Returns

The extension part of a file name.

Parameter

• <file>
  The name of the file to be queried. The file may or may not exist.

• <num>
  Whether to include the leading period character in the answer. The default is one (include it).

Examples

The following returns the string value '.dxf'.

string myfile = 'this.dxf'
string ext = fext(myfile)

The following returns the string value 'dxf'.

string myfile = 'this.dxf'
string ext = fext(myfile,0)

See Also