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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 it is returned unchanged.

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

Parameters

NameDescription
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.