VirtualPathUtility.GetExtension Method

Note: This method is new in the .NET Framework version 2.0.

Retrieves the extension of the file that is referenced in the virtual path.

Namespace: System.Web
Assembly: System.Web (in system.web.dll)

public:
static String^ GetExtension (
	String^ virtualPath
)
public static String GetExtension (
	String virtualPath
)
public static function GetExtension (
	virtualPath : String
) : String

Parameters

virtualPath

The virtual path.

Return Value

The file name extension string literal, including the period (.), a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), or an empty string ("").

Exception typeCondition

ArgumentException

virtualPath contains one or more characters that are not valid, as defined in InvalidPathChars.

If the virtual path that is passed into the GetExtension method is "/images/image1.gif", the returned extension is ".gif".

The following code example demonstrates how to use the GetFileName, GetExtension, and GetDirectory methods.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0

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