Java File Base Name Get baseName(String filename)

Description

Returns the basename of a filename.

License

Open Source License

Declaration

public static String baseName(String filename) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

public class Main {
    /**/*from w  w  w. ja  va  2s  .  c o m*/
     * Returns the basename of a filename.  Does this by returning only the
     * portion of the string after the last slash or backslash character 
     * (either one if both present).
     * 
     * If null is given, or if the name ends in a slash or backslash, an empty 
     * string is returned.  Whitespace is trimmed from the returned name.
     */
    public static String baseName(String filename) {
        if (filename == null)
            return "";

        String basename = filename;
        int idx = basename.lastIndexOf('/');
        if (idx >= 0) {
            idx++;
            if (basename.length() == idx)
                return "";
            else
                basename = basename.substring(idx);
        }
        idx = basename.lastIndexOf('\\');
        if (idx >= 0) {
            idx++;
            if (basename.length() == idx)
                return "";
            else
                basename = basename.substring(idx);
        }
        return basename.trim();
    }
}

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