How do I get a file path without extension in PowerShell?

Question

I have an absolute path in a variable in my powershell 2.0 script. I want to strip off the extension but keep the full path and file name. Easiest way to do that?

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Answer 1

Here is the best way I prefer AND other examples:

$FileNamePath
(Get-Item $FileNamePath ).Extension
(Get-Item $FileNamePath ).Basename
(Get-Item $FileNamePath ).Name
(Get-Item $FileNamePath ).DirectoryName
(Get-Item $FileNamePath ).FullName