Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import java.util.regex.Matcher; import java.util.regex.Pattern; public class Main { private static final String pattern = "(\\.[a-zA-Z0-9]{2,6}$)"; public static String getFileName(String fileName) { Pattern p_ext = Pattern.compile(pattern); Matcher m_ext = p_ext.matcher(fileName); if (m_ext.find()) { return fileName.substring(0, fileName.indexOf(m_ext.group())); } else { return fileName; } } }