CFLib.org – ripExt

ripExt(name)

Last updated July 18, 2006

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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 5 | Library: FileSysLib

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Description:
This function (which is just a regular expression) strips off the extension from a filename. Dots within the filename are preserved.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfset filename="this.is.your.file.jpeg">
<cfoutput>#ripExt(filename)#</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
name	Filename.	Yes

Full UDF Source:

	
	<cfscript>
/**
 * Function returns filename without extension.
 * 
 * @param name      Filename. (Required)
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Richard (acdhirr@trilobiet.nl) 
 * @version 1, July 18, 2006 
 */
function ripExt(name) {
    return reReplace(arguments.name,"\.[^.]*$","");
}
</cfscript>