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getExt

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API Home Package Joomla.Framework Subpackage FileSystem Class JFile Method getExt Reference getExt() Never Work in Progress

Gets the extension of a file name. The function returns all the characters after the last ‘. ' in the string.

Syntax

string getExt ( $file )

$file string is a string containing the file name.

Examples

Example: This example gets the extension of a file.

Example

echo JFile::getExt( 'images/stories/clock.jpg' );

which will produce:

Result

jpg