File class

Hello, I have a curiosity question, why doesn't the File+ class provide a method for retrieving the basename of a file excluding the suffix? For example, for the path
_"C:\some\file\path\filename.ext"_
File*.+getName+() returns the string "*filename.ext*"; however, it would be nice if there was a convenience method such as, File*.+getName2()+, for instance, that returned "*filename*".
I know it is trivial to do this programmatically, but I was surprised that this method was missing from File* class. Is there a particular reason for this becauseI do this all the time in Unix and Windows.
Thanks.

I see your point and it's vaild; however, in Unix I use the command "basename ext" specifying the suffix. I was thinking that they could have done the same thing, for instance, create the following method;
"*+public String getName( String sSuffix )+*"
One would have to specify the suffix you want filtered out of the filename. Then, the following code segment;
File file = new File ( "c:\some\file\path\filename.ext" );
System.out.println( file.getName() );
System.out.println ( file.getName ( "ext" ) );would print the lines;
filename.extfilename>
Problem solved and it would be a nice convenience method :)
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