How to get the file name from a full path using JavaScript?

Question

Is there a way that I can get the last value (based on the \'\\\' symbol) from a full path?

Example:

C:\\Documents and Settings\\img\\recycled log.jpg<

Answer 1

Little function to include in your project to determine the filename from a full path for Windows as well as GNU/Linux & UNIX absolute paths.

/**
 * @param {String} path Absolute path
 * @return {String} File name
 * @todo argument type checking during runtime
 * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/includes
 * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array/slice
 * @see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/lastIndexOf
 * @example basename('/home/johndoe/github/my-package/webpack.config.js') // "webpack.config.js"
 * @example basename('C:\\Users\\johndoe\\github\\my-package\\webpack.config.js') // "webpack.config.js"
 */
function basename(path) {
  let separator = '/'

  const windowsSeparator = '\\'

  if (path.includes(windowsSeparator)) {
    separator = windowsSeparator
  }

  return path.slice(path.lastIndexOf(separator) + 1)
}