Re: Regex To Remove File Extension

in reply to Regex To Remove File Extension

that is because you told it to take everything after a dot using a "greedy" match. You want a "non-greedy", using the ? modifier. try: /\..*?$/, alternately you could use /\.[^.]+$/ to remove a dot followed by one or more non-dot characters at the end of the string

-pete
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Re^2: Regex To Remove File Extension by kennethk (Abbot) on Dec 10, 2008 at 19:07 UTC
`/\..*?$/` won't work because it still matches off the first period - I thought of that one at first, too. The second expression(`/\.[^.]+$/`) works fine.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Regex To Remove File Extension by dreadpiratepeter (Priest) on Dec 10, 2008 at 19:18 UTC
You are of course correct. I should pay more attention when responding to posts. In my defense, I was hard at work on some code and was distracted. -pete "Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere."	[reply]
Re^4: Regex To Remove File Extension by kennethk (Abbot) on Dec 10, 2008 at 19:24 UTC
In your defense, my boss wishes I was hard at work on some code and was distracted.	[reply]

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