removing file extension

[himnbandit]

if I have a file name stored as a string how can i remove the file extension?

Example:

$var = "toys.jpg"

and I need just the toys and not the jpg....

[Kudose]

$var = "toys.jpg";
$newvar = preg_replace("#^(.*)\.[A-Za-z\.]+$#", "\\1", $var);
echo $newvar;

The regular expression should pull the file name from any type of file. Even tarballs.

[interface]

Could be done easier, can't it?

[INDENT]$var = explode(".", 'toys.jpg');[/INDENT]

[topsub]

Ya

You will have an array with the results. just have to say

var[0] or var[1] depending on what u want

[rikmoncur]

...putting it altogether then:

$var = 'toys.jpg'; 

$name = explode('.', $var);
echo $name[0];

gives you 'toys' - just like santa clause.