When I have NSString with /Users/user/Projects/thefile.ext I want to extract thefile with Objective-C methods.
What is the easiest way to do that?
Objective-C: Extract filename from path string
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Taken from the NSString reference, you can use :
NSString *theFileName = [[string lastPathComponent] stringByDeletingPathExtension];
The lastPathComponent call will return thefile.ext, and the stringByDeletingPathExtension will remove the extension suffix from the end.
If you're displaying a user-readable file name, you do not want to use lastPathComponent. Instead, pass the full path to NSFileManager's displayNameAtPath: method. This basically does does the same thing, only it correctly localizes the file name and removes the extension based on the user's preferences.
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