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A JavaScript equivalent of PHP's basename

{% codeblock filesystem/basename.js lang:js https://raw.github.com/kvz/phpjs/master/functions/filesystem/basename.js raw on github %}
function basename (path, suffix) {
  // From: http://phpjs.org/functions
  // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  // +   improved by: Ash Searle (http://hexmen.com/blog/)
  // +   improved by: Lincoln Ramsay
  // +   improved by: djmix
  // *     example 1: basename('/www/site/home.htm', '.htm');
  // *     returns 1: 'home'
  // *     example 2: basename('ecra.php?p=1');
  // *     returns 2: 'ecra.php?p=1'
  var b = path.replace(/^.*[\/\\]/g, '');

  if (typeof suffix === 'string' && b.substr(b.length - suffix.length) == suffix) {
    b = b.substr(0, b.length - suffix.length);
  }

  return b;
}
{% endcodeblock %}

 - [Raw function on GitHub](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/blob/master/functions/filesystem/basename.js)

Please note that php.js uses JavaScript objects as substitutes for PHP arrays, they are 
the closest match to this hashtable-like data structure. 

Please also note that php.js offers community built functions and goes by the 
[McDonald's Theory](https://medium.com/what-i-learned-building/9216e1c9da7d). We'll put online 
functions that are far from perfect, in the hopes to spark better contributions. 
Do you have one? Then please just: 

 - [Edit on GitHub](https://github.com/kvz/phpjs/edit/master/functions/filesystem/basename.js)

### Example 1
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
basename('/www/site/home.htm', '.htm');
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
'home'
{% endcodeblock %}

### Example 2
This code
{% codeblock lang:js example %}
basename('ecra.php?p=1');
{% endcodeblock %}

Should return
{% codeblock lang:js returns %}
'ecra.php?p=1'
{% endcodeblock %}


### Other PHP functions in the filesystem extension
{% render_partial _includes/custom/filesystem.html %}