ext

Learn how to extract the file extension from a path.

Returns the file extension from a path, without the leading dot.

Example

The following template prints the detected language based on a file extension:

template.json5
{  "$schema": "https://schema.croct.com/json/v1/template.json",  "title": "Language detector",  "description": "Detects the language from a file path.",  "options": {    "file": {      "type": "string",      "description": "The path to a source file.",      "default": "src/App.tsx"    }  },  "actions": [    {      "name": "print",      "message": "Detected language: ${ext(options.file) === 'ts' || ext(options.file) === 'tsx' ? 'TypeScript' : 'JavaScript'}"    }  ]}

With the default value, ext(options.file) returns tsx, so the template prints Detected language: TypeScript.

Parameters

path
string

The file path to extract the extension from.

Return

The file extension without the leading dot.

For example, ext('Button.tsx') returns tsx. If the path has no extension, returns an empty string.