get_extension

Langue: en

Version: version 4.2.2 (fedora - 05/07/09)

Section: 3 (Bibliothèques de fonctions)

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)