Gets the extension of a file name, like ".png" or ".jpg". - Android File Input Output

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Description

Gets the extension of a file name, like ".png" or ".jpg".

Demo Code

/* /*from   w  ww.j a  v  a2 s .  c o m*/
 * Copyright (C) 2007-2008 OpenIntents.org
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
//package com.book2s;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Gets the extension of a file name, like ".png" or ".jpg".
     * 
     * @param uri
     * @return Extension including the dot("."); "" if there is no extension;
     *         null if uri was null.
     */
    public static String getExtension(String uri) {
        if (uri == null) {
            return null;
        }

        int dot = uri.lastIndexOf(".");
        if (dot >= 0) {
            return uri.substring(dot);
        } else {
            // No extension.
            return "";
        }
    }
}

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