StringExtensions.GetFileExtension Method

A Sandcastle Documented Class Library

StringExtensionsGetFileExtension Method

Extract the extension of a file if the current string is a valid file name.

Namespace: CSharpExtensions
Assembly: CSharpExtensions (in CSharpExtensions.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

public static string GetFileExtension(
	this string fileName
)

<ExtensionAttribute>
Public Shared Function GetFileExtension ( 
	fileName As String
) As String

public:
[ExtensionAttribute]
static String^ GetFileExtension(
	String^ fileName
)

[<ExtensionAttribute>]
static member GetFileExtension : 
        fileName : string -> string

Type: String
Extracted file extension.

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type String. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).

Remarks

If invalid file name is provided an empty string is returned.