javascript string split for string containing backslashes [duplicate]

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I have a string like C:\Users\shail.jet\Desktop\cca-lan_test_cases_path.txt.

I want to get only file name that is in this case is cca-lan_test_cases_path.txt.I have tried it with javascript split function but it did'nt work. Any help will be appreciated.

str.substring(str.lastIndexOf('\\') + 1) maybe?

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2014-11-13 08:56:17 +00:00
Commented Nov 13, 2014 at 8:56 — Ja͢ck
– Ja͢ck, Commented Nov 13, 2014 at 8:56

Gabriel Sadaka · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-13 08:59:30Z

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 "C:\\Users\\shail.jet\\Desktop\\cca-lan_test_cases_path.txt".split("\\").pop();

Make sure you add escape backslashes in the file path string otherwise javascript will ignore it.

That will split by backslash and then use pop to get the last element in the array which will be the file name.

answered Nov 13, 2014 at 8:59

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No Idea For Name · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-13 08:59:39Z

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var filename = fullPath.replace(/^.*[\\\/]/, '')

This will handle both \ OR / in paths

var filename = fullPath.replace(/^.*(\\|\/|\:)/, '');

should also protect from empty string

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