How to get file extension from string in C++

Question

Given a string \"filename.conf\", how to I verify the extension part?

I need a cross platform solution.

Answer 1

actually the STL can do this without much code, I advise you learn a bit about the STL because it lets you do some fancy things, anyways this is what I use.

std::string GetFileExtension(const std::string& FileName)
{
    if(FileName.find_last_of(".") != std::string::npos)
        return FileName.substr(FileName.find_last_of(".")+1);
    return "";
}

this solution will always return the extension even on strings like "this.a.b.c.d.e.s.mp3" if it cannot find the extension it will return "".