The return value of PathFindExtension is:
"Returns the address of the "." that precedes the extension within pPath if an extension is found, or the address of the terminating null character otherwise."
How to check against the terminating null character?
It never enters if().
Code:int main() { char * str = ""; if((str = PathFindExtension( "C:\\filetxt" )) == '\0') cout<< "Error" << endl; else cout<< str << endl; return 0; }
Using Windows 10 with Code Blocks and MingW.
Since you're using C++, you could use a string
If you simply want to look at the character rather than the string itselfCode:#include <iostream> #include <string> int main() { std::string str = PathFindExtension("C:\\filetxt"); if( str == "" ) std::cout << "Error" << std::end; else std::cout << str << std::endl; }Code:char* str = PathFindExtension( "C:\\filetxt" ); if(str[0] == '\0') std::cout << "Error";
Perfect, thank you Bench!
Using Windows 10 with Code Blocks and MingW.
