Javascript string manipulation

Finding the name of the current page

[rpking]

A bit of Javascript I'm writing requires the filename of the page it will be executed on. Is there a simple way to get just the filename?

I can use:

unescape(window.location.pathname)

to give me the complete path but instead of:

[domain.com...]

my code needs just:

filename.htm.

I've looked for a similar command to return the filename, but so far been unsuccessful.

I really hope that there is a simpler way to do this than searching for slashes and chopping up strings etc.

[tedster]

I've run into this one, too. Always thought there should be a simple method to return just the filename, but like you, I've never found it and have resorted to working with the full pathname.

Anyone else had better luck?

[bchiffon]

Hi! you all there,

for as the path's are concerned you can try this out,

if the path is like for eg:xyc/abc/filename.htm

so it can be ../../filename.htm

[tedster]

Welcome to the forums at Webmasterworld, bchiffon.

The way I understand the question, rpking is looking for a snippet of javascript code that he can run on any page and have it automatically return the filename of the page for whatever page is currently running it.

It's true, as you said, that the path can be written in several ways. But I'm not clear how that helps find the filename his code needs.

[unicorn11]

Try this

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=javascript>
<!--
var tr = window.location.pathname
len = tr.length
rs = 0
for (i = len; i > 0; i--) {
vb = tr.substring(i,i+1)
if (vb == "/" && rs == 0) {
document.write('<hr>' + tr.substring(i+1,len))
rs = 1
}
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>

[rpking]

Nice one. Strange that it's so hard just to get the filename.