javascript get file extension

1var fileName = "myDocument.pdf";
2var fileExtension = fileName.split('.').pop(); //"pdf"

1var ext =  fileName.split('.').pop();

1var ext = fileName.substr(fileName.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);

1// Use the lastIndexOf method to find the last period in the string, and get the part of the string after that:
2
3var ext = fileName.substr(fileName.lastIndexOf('.') + 1);
4

1var fileName = "myDocument.pdf";
2var fileExtension = fileName.split('.').pop(); //"pdf"

1function getFileNameWithExt(event) {
2
3  if (!event || !event.target || !event.target.files || event.target.files.length === 0) {
4    return;
5  }
6
7  const name = event.target.files[0].name;
8  const lastDot = name.lastIndexOf('.');
9
10  const fileName = name.substring(0, lastDot);
11  const ext = name.substring(lastDot + 1);
12
13  outputfile.value = fileName;
14  extension.value = ext;
15  
16}