JavaScript function to get the file extension from the specified file name. It will return an empty string if you specify an invalid path.
/**
* Returns the extension of the passed file name.
* It will return an empty string if you pass an invalid path.
*
* @param {String} path The fileName path like '/path/to/file.mp4'
* @returns {String} The extension in lower case or an empty string if no extension could be found.
*/
function fileExtension(path) {
if (typeof path === "string") {
var splitPathRe = /^(\/?)([\s\S]*?)((?:\.{1,2}|[^\/]+?)(\.([^\.\/\?]+)))(?:[\/]*|[\?].*)$/i;
var pathParts = splitPathRe.exec(path);
if (pathParts) {
return pathParts.pop().toLowerCase();
}
}
return "";
}