c-md/srcs/utils/string/extract_file_ext.c.md

extract_file_ext.c

Get the file extension from a given file path.

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Includes

#include <string.h>

#include "utils.h"

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Function Description

extract_file_ext

Get the file extension from a given file path.

Parameter

• path: The file path string.

Return Value

Returns a pointer to the file extension within the path string, or NULL if no extension is found.

Implementation

const char *
extract_file_ext(const char *path)
{
	const char	*dot;

	dot = strrchr(path, '.');
	if (NULL == dot || dot == path)
		return (NULL);
	return (dot + 1);
}