kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.text/takeLast

takeLast

fun CharSequence.takeLast(n: Int): CharSequence(source)

Returns a subsequence of this char sequence containing the last n characters from this char sequence, or the entire char sequence if this char sequence is shorter.

Since Kotlin

1.0

Throws

if n is negative.

Samples

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   val string = "<<<First Grade>>>"
println(string.take(8)) // <<<First
println(string.takeLast(8)) // Grade>>>
println(string.takeWhile { !it.isLetter() }) // <<<
println(string.takeLastWhile { !it.isLetter() }) // >>> 
   //sampleEnd
}
fun String.takeLast(n: Int): String(source)

Returns a string containing the last n characters from this string, or the entire string if this string is shorter.

Since Kotlin

1.0

Throws

if n is negative.

Samples

import java.util.Locale
import kotlin.test.*

fun main() { 
   //sampleStart 
   val string = "<<<First Grade>>>"
println(string.take(8)) // <<<First
println(string.takeLast(8)) // Grade>>>
println(string.takeWhile { !it.isLetter() }) // <<<
println(string.takeLastWhile { !it.isLetter() }) // >>> 
   //sampleEnd
}