What is the best way to cut the file name from 'href' attribute of an 'a' element using jQuery?

Question

For example I\'ve got the simple code:

  
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Answer 1

var myFilename = [];
$("ul.list li a").each(function() {
      var href = $(this).attr('href'); 
      var idx = $(this).attr('href').lastIndexOf('/');
      myFilename.push((idx >= 0) ? href.substring(idx+1) : href);
});