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Is the "." part of a file's extension?

Survey period: 14 Nov 2022 to 21 Nov 2022

Your personal opinion, not "what my framework says". Is the "." in "filename.ext" part of the extension or not?

OptionVotes% 
The "." is part of the extension16019.28
It is NOT part of the extension52162.77
I refuse to vote because I don't care.14917.95



 
GeneralThere are four dots!! Pin
DRHuff18-Nov-22 19:01
DRHuff18-Nov-22 19:01 
GeneralRe: There are four dots!! Pin
trønderen19-Nov-22 13:20
trønderen19-Nov-22 13:20 
GeneralIf it is not part of the extension, it is part of what? Pin
Franc Morales18-Nov-22 10:22
Franc Morales18-Nov-22 10:22 
GeneralRe: If it is not part of the extension, it is part of what? Pin
trønderen18-Nov-22 17:36
trønderen18-Nov-22 17:36 
GeneralRe: If it is not part of the extension, it is part of what? Pin
Franc Morales18-Nov-22 17:52
Franc Morales18-Nov-22 17:52 
GeneralIt's part of the extension Pin
obermd17-Nov-22 5:42
obermd17-Nov-22 5:42 
GeneralRe: It's part of the extension Pin
trønderen19-Nov-22 13:23
trønderen19-Nov-22 13:23 
Generalask C++ std:: Pin
BernardIE531716-Nov-22 21:17
BernardIE531716-Nov-22 21:17 
GeneralRe: ask C++ std:: Pin
trønderen19-Nov-22 13:24
trønderen19-Nov-22 13:24 
GeneralIn C#, it is. Pin
Member 1409260515-Nov-22 22:44
Member 1409260515-Nov-22 22:44 
GeneralRe: In C#, it is. Pin
PIEBALDconsult16-Nov-22 3:28
mvePIEBALDconsult16-Nov-22 3:28 
GeneralWho gives a flying elephant ? Pin
pkfox15-Nov-22 21:45
professionalpkfox15-Nov-22 21:45 
GeneralIt depends on the context - so "I don't care" ...but Pin
Peter Kelley 202115-Nov-22 5:49
Peter Kelley 202115-Nov-22 5:49 
It depends on the OS you'd be using, what purpose you're looking at it for, and so on.
So I don't care.
Now, if you argument about something important let's talk about "How do you pronounce 'gif'?" and we'll have a holy war!
GeneralRe: It depends on the context - so "I don't care" ...but Pin
Nelek15-Nov-22 11:35
protectorNelek15-Nov-22 11:35 
GeneralRe: It depends on the context - so "I don't care" ...but Pin
raddevus16-Nov-22 8:06
mvaraddevus16-Nov-22 8:06 
GeneralRe: It depends on the context - so "I don't care" ...but Pin
Nelek16-Nov-22 9:10
protectorNelek16-Nov-22 9:10 
GeneralIt is Part of the Extension Pin
ProfessorDan15-Nov-22 5:10
ProfessorDan15-Nov-22 5:10 
Generaldelimiter... Pin
jweled15-Nov-22 1:31
jweled15-Nov-22 1:31 
GeneralIt's a delimiter Pin
pkfox14-Nov-22 22:44
professionalpkfox14-Nov-22 22:44 
GeneralRe: It's a delimiter Pin
trønderen15-Nov-22 0:10
trønderen15-Nov-22 0:10 
GeneralRe: It's a delimiter Pin
NPowDev15-Nov-22 1:50
NPowDev15-Nov-22 1:50 
GeneralI don't care Pin
Nelek14-Nov-22 11:05
protectorNelek14-Nov-22 11:05 
GeneralRe: I don't care Pin
PIEBALDconsult14-Nov-22 12:53
mvePIEBALDconsult14-Nov-22 12:53 
GeneralRe: I don't care Pin
trønderen15-Nov-22 0:11
trønderen15-Nov-22 0:11 
GeneralRe: I don't care Pin
PIEBALDconsult15-Nov-22 0:48
mvePIEBALDconsult15-Nov-22 0:48 

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