Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; public class Main { /** * Returns the extension of a given filename (excluding the .). If there is * no extension defined, this function returns "". * * @param path * @return */ public static String getExtension(final String path) { final int dotPos = path.lastIndexOf("."); if (dotPos > 0) { return path.substring(dotPos + 1); } return ""; } }