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Retrieve filename from NSURL

I have a URL

http://www.hdwallpapers.in/walls/honda_v4_concept_widescreen_bike-wide.jpg

I want to extract the file name which is "honda_v4_concept_widescreen_bike-wide.jpg"

How can I can do this?

Solution

  • The code below should work. Updated it so I removed the top statement. I could've used NSString vs const char * or std::string from C++ but thought C Character Pointers would be quite appropriate for this case in point.

    Also revamped this so it's in it's own concise function:

    -(NSString*) extractFile:(const char*) url 
{
    NSURL *yourURL = [NSURL URLWithString:
                     [NSString stringWithCString:url 
                                 encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
    return [yourURL lastPathComponent];
}

    to use:

    const char *path_ = "http://www.hdwallpapers.in/walls/honda_v4_concept_widescreen_bike-wide.jpg";
NSLog(@"\t\tYour Extracted file: \n\t%@", [self extractFile:path_]);