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--- syntax:functions:fileextension [2018/06/11 07:16] – created dmitry
+++ syntax:functions:fileextension [2023/05/02 11:41] (current) – [Examples] correct function name craigt
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-===== fileextension(text) =====
+====== FileExtension(full_path) ======
+Category:  File function  (found in the "Special" category in the EasyMorph application)
-Extracts the file extension (with dot) from a full file path.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This function extracts the file extension (with dot) from a full file path.
-^  Example  ^  Result  ^
+\\
-| fileextension('C:\Documents\myproject.morph')  |.morph |
+=====Arguments=====
+^Argument^Type^Description^
+|path  |Text  |A file path including the file name.|
+**Return value type:** Text.
+\\
+=====Remarks=====
+This function works with both relative and absolute file paths.
+The file extension is the characters after the last dot, not the first dot.
+\\
+=====Examples=====
+  fileextension('C:\Documents\myproject.morph')  //Returns '.morph'
+  fileextension('…\mypath\myfile.txt')  //Returns '.txt'
+\\
+=====See also=====
+  * [[syntax:functions:directory|Directory(full_path)]]
+  * [[syntax:functions:filename|FileName(full_path)]]