Node.js get file extension

Question

Im creating a file upload function in node.js with express 3.

I would like to grab the file extension of the image. so i can rename the file and then append the file

Answer 1

A simple solution without need for require which solves the multiple period extension problem:

var filename = 'file.with.long.extension';
var ext = filename.substring(filename.indexOf('.')); 
//ext = '.with.long.extension'

Or if you don't want the leading dot:

var filename = 'file.with.long.extension';
var ext = filename.substring(filename.indexOf('.')+1); 
//ext = 'with.long.extension'

Make sure to test that the file has an extension too.