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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

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.