# Get File Extension

## Overview

![The Get File Extension Node.](https://4267723012-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOEts3pBau6LMamSYhGZp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-cf1c07fc1a92136aa327174553e3817be89b1581%2Fgetfileextensionupdatedimage.png?alt=media)

The **Get File Extension** **Node** outputs the file *extension* of a file whose *path* has to be given as input.

[**Scope**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.2/overview#scopes): **Project**, **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Inputs

| Input             | Type       | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse**  | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |
| `Path`            | **String** | The *path* of the file whose *extension* is to be obtained.           |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type       | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | ---------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse**  | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |
| `Extension`        | **String** | The file *extension* of the file whose *path* was given as input.                                                                      |

## External Links

* [*Filename extension*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filename_extension) on Wikipedia.