Path.GetExtension Method

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May 02, 2013

Returns the extension of the specified path string.

Namespace: System.IO
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

public static string GetExtension(
	string path
)

Parameters

path: Type: System.String
The path string from which to get the extension.

Return Value

Type: System.String
A String containing the extension of the specified path (including the "."), null, or Empty. If path is null, GetExtension returns null. If path does not have extension information, GetExtension returns Empty.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentException	path contains one or more of the invalid characters defined in GetInvalidPathChars.

Version Information

Windows Phone OS

Supported in: 8.0, 7.1, 7.0

Platforms

Windows Phone

Reference

Path Class

System.IO Namespace

Other Resources

Data for Windows Phone

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