Paths and Files - 10.16 Replacing a File Extension
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Problem
Given a filename, or a path and filename, you want to replace the file's extension. For example, if you are given thesis.tex, you want to convert it to thesis.txt.
Solution
Use string's rfind and replace member functions to find the extension and replace it. Example 10-25 shows you how to do this.
Example 10-25. Replacing a file extension
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using std::string;
void replaceExt(string& s, const string& newExt) {
string::size_type i = s.rfind('.', s.length());
if (i != string::npos) {
s.replace(i+1, newExt.length(), newExt);
}
}
int main(int argc, char** argv) {
string path = argv[1];
replaceExt(path, "foobar");
std::cout << "The new name is "" << path << ""\n";
}
Discussion
This solution is similar to the ones in the preceding recipes, but in this case I used replace to replace a portion of the string with a new string. replace has three parameters. The first parameter is the index where the replace should begin, and the second is the number of characters to delete from the destination string. The third parameter is the value that will be used to replace the deleted portion of the string.
See Also
Recipe 4.9
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