get_extension

Section: Allegro manual (3)
Updated: version 4.2.2
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NAME

get_extension - Returns a pointer to the extension of a filename. Allegro game programming library.  

SYNOPSIS

#include <allegro.h>

char *get_extension(const char *filename);  

DESCRIPTION

Finds out the extension of the filename (with or without path information). Example: 

   get_executable_name(name, sizeof(name));
   allegro_message("The binary has the extension `%s'\n",
                   get_extension(name));
 

RETURN VALUE

Returns a pointer to the portion of `filename' where the extension starts, or a pointer to the trailing null character if there is no filename or it doesn't have extension.

 

SEE ALSO

get_filename(3), put_backslash(3), replace_extension(3)