get_extension.h

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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2015 - Erik Nelson
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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#ifndef UTILS_STRINGS_GET_EXTENSION_H
#define UTILS_STRINGS_GET_EXTENSION_H

#include <string>

namespace strings {

inline std::string GetExtension(const std::string &string) {

  // Extension begins after the last '.', if one exists.
  const size_t last_period = string.find_last_of('.');
  if (last_period == string.npos)
    return std::string("");

  // Return an empty extension if the last charaacter in the string is a period.
  if (string.back() == '.')
    return std::string("");

  return string.substr(last_period + 1, string.size() - last_period - 1);
}

} //\namespace strings

#endif