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Function `std.string.chop`

Returns str without its last character, if there is one. If str ends with "\r\n", then both are removed. If str is empty, then then it is returned unchanged.


						
				Range chop(Range)
				(
				

				  Range str
				

				)
				

				if ((isBidirectionalRange!Range && isSomeChar!(ElementEncodingType!Range) || isNarrowString!Range) && !isConvertibleToString!Range);

Parameters

Name	Description
str	string (must be valid UTF)

Returns

slice of str

Example

writeln(chop("hello world")); // "hello worl"
writeln(chop("hello world\n")); // "hello world"
writeln(chop("hello world\r")); // "hello world"
writeln(chop("hello world\n\r")); // "hello world\n"
writeln(chop("hello world\r\n")); // "hello world"
writeln(chop("Walter Bright")); // "Walter Brigh"
writeln(chop("")); // ""

Authors

Walter Bright, Andrei Alexandrescu, Jonathan M Davis, and David L. 'SpottedTiger' Davis

License

Boost License 1.0.