Returns the extension from a file name, after stripping out the rest of the name
Supported Platforms: Windows, Mac OS, and Web
Signature
(vl-filename-extension filename)
- filename
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Type: String
File name, including the extension. The vl-filename-extension function does not check to see if the specified file exists.
Return Values
Type: String or nil
A string containing the extension of filename. The returned string starts with a period (.) and is in uppercase. If filename does not contain an extension, vl-filename-extension returns nil.
Examples
- Windows
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(vl-filename-extension "c:\\acadwin\\output.txt") ".txt" (vl-filename-extension "c:\\acadwin\\output") nil
- Mac OS and Web
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(vl-filename-extension "/myutilities/support/output.txt") ".txt" (vl-filename-extension "/myutilities/support/output") nil