Node.js path.parse() Method
The path.parse() method is used to return an object whose properties represent the given path. This method returns the following properties:
- root (root name)
- dir (directory name)
- base (filename with extension)
- ext (only extension)
- name (only filename)
The values of these properties may be different for every platform. It ignores the platform’s trailing directory separators during parsing.
Syntax:
path.parse( path )
Parameters: This method accepts single parameter path which holds the file path that would be parsed by the method. It throws a TypeError if this parameter is not a string value.
Return Value: This method returns an object with the details of the path.
Below examples illustrate the path.parse() method in node.js:
Example 1: On POSIX
const path = require( 'path' );
path1 = path.parse( "/users/admin/website/index.html" );
console.log(path1);
path2 = path.parse( "website/readme.md" );
console.log(path2);
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Output:
{
root: '/',
dir: '/users/admin/website',
base: 'index.html',
ext: '.html',
name: 'index'
}
{
root: '',
dir: 'website',
base: 'readme.md',
ext: '.md',
name: 'readme'
}
Example 2: On Windows
const path = require( 'path' );
path1 = path.parse( "C:\\users\\admin\\website\\index.html" );
console.log(path1);
path2 = path.parse( "website\\style.css" );
console.log(path2);
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Output:
{
root: 'C:\\',
dir: 'C:\\users\\admin\\website',
base: 'index.html',
ext: '.html',
name: 'index'
}
{
root: '',
dir: 'website',
base: 'style.css',
ext: '.css',
name: 'style'
}
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/path.html#path_path_parse_path
Last Updated :
13 Oct, 2021
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