2 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/OSSupport/File.cpp b/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
index 8957dfaef..7ad1b3f81 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
+++ b/src/OSSupport/File.cpp
@@ -453,6 +453,29 @@ AString cFile::ReadWholeFile(const AString & a_FileName)
 
 
 
+AString cFile::ChangeFileExt(const AString & a_FileName, const AString & a_NewExt)
+{
+	auto res = a_FileName;
+	auto DotPos = res.rfind('.');
+	if (DotPos == AString::npos)
+	{
+		// No extension, just append it:
+		res.push_back('.');
+		res.append(a_NewExt);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// Replace existing extension:
+		res.erase(DotPos + 1, AString::npos);
+		res.append(a_NewExt);
+	}
+	return res;
+}
+
+
+
+
+
 int cFile::Printf(const char * a_Fmt, ...)
 {
 	AString buf;
diff --git a/src/OSSupport/File.h b/src/OSSupport/File.h
index ac6d1ab21..1cf5c71d7 100644
--- a/src/OSSupport/File.h
+++ b/src/OSSupport/File.h
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ public:
 	/** Returns the entire contents of the specified file as a string. Returns empty string on error. */
 	static AString ReadWholeFile(const AString & a_FileName);
 
+	/** Returns a_FileName with its extension changed to a_NewExt.
+	a_FileName may contain path specification. */
+	static AString ChangeFileExt(const AString & a_FileName, const AString & a_NewExt);
+
 	// tolua_end
 	
 	/** Returns the list of all items in the specified folder (files, folders, nix pipes, whatever's there). */