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NAME

       get_extension  -  Returns  a  pointer  to  the extension of a filename.
       Allegro game programming library.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <allegro.h>

       char *get_extension(const char *filename);

DESCRIPTION

       Finds  out  the  extension  of  the  filename  (with  or  without  path
       information). Example:

          get_executable_name(name, sizeof(name));
          allegro_message("The binary has the extension `%s'\n",
                          get_extension(name));

RETURN VALUE

       Returns  a  pointer  to  the  portion of `filename' where the extension
       starts, or a pointer to the trailing null  character  if  there  is  no
       filename or it doesn't have extension.

SEE ALSO

       get_filename(3alleg), put_backslash(3alleg), replace_extension(3alleg)