StringExtensions.GetFileExtension Method

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StringExtensionsGetFileExtension Method

The GetFileExtension() method reads file name and returns the extension of the file.

Namespace: StringConvertions
Assembly: StringConvertions (in StringConvertions.exe) 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
Returns string showing file extension e.g. '.docx'

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).