1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/butl/path b/butl/path
index 726bbe6..064c8aa 100644
--- a/butl/path
+++ b/butl/path
@@ -702,13 +702,19 @@ namespace butl
     basic_path
     base () const;
 
-    // Return the extension or NULL if not present. If not NULL, then
-    // the result points to the character past the dot but it is legal
-    // to decrement it once to obtain the value with the dot.
+    // Return the extension or NULL if not present. If not empty, then the
+    // result starts with the character past the dot.
     //
-    const C*
+    string_type
     extension () const;
 
+    // Return the in-place pointer to extension or NULL if not present. If not
+    // NULL, then the result points to the character past the dot but it is
+    // legal to decrement it once to obtain the value with the dot.
+    //
+    const C*
+    extension_cstring () const;
+
     // Return a path relative to the specified path that is equivalent
     // to *this. Throws invalid_path if a relative path cannot be derived
     // (e.g., paths are on different drives on Windows).