Question

How can I separate a filename from a folder in a string in ActionScript? It should split the variable and save it in two separate variables that I can use later on.

I guess I’d have to use a regex but I’m not that good at regexes.

For example:

var filepath = "/Users/folder1/folder2/test.zip";

How can I separate it into this?:

 var filename = "test.zip";
 var path = "/Users/folder1/folder2/";

Answer 1

A non-regex approach could be something like this:

var fullpath:String = "/Users/folder1/folder2/test.zip";
var arr:Array = fullpath.split("/");
var filename:String = arr.pop();
var path:String = arr.join("/") + "/";

trace(filename); // outputs test.zip
trace(path); // outputs /Users/folder1/folder2/