How can I get file extensions with JavaScript?

Question

See code:

var file1 = \"50.xsl\";
var file2 = \"30.doc\";
getFileExtension(file1); //returns xsl
getFileExtension(file2); //returns doc

function getFileExt         


        

Answer 1

I'm many moons late to the party but for simplicity I use something like this

var fileName = "I.Am.FileName.docx";
var nameLen = fileName.length;
var lastDotPos = fileName.lastIndexOf(".");
var fileNameSub = false;
if(lastDotPos === -1)
{
    fileNameSub = false;
}
else
{
    //Remove +1 if you want the "." left too
    fileNameSub = fileName.substr(lastDotPos + 1, nameLen);
}
document.getElementById("showInMe").innerHTML = fileNameSub;