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std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>::pop_back

void pop_back();
(since C++11)
(until C++20)
constexpr void pop_back();
(since C++20)

Removes the last character from the string.

Equivalent to erase(end()-1). The behavior is undefined if the string is empty.

Parameters

(none).

Return value

(none).

Complexity

Constant.

Exceptions

Throws nothing.

Example

#include <cassert>
#include <string>
#include <iomanip>
#include <iostream>
 
int main()
{
    std::string str("Short string!");
    std::cout << "before=" << quoted(str) << '\n';
    assert(str.size() == 13);
 
    str.pop_back();
    std::cout << " after=" << quoted(str) << '\n';
    assert(str.size() == 12);
 
    str.clear();
//  str.pop_back(); // UB!
}

Output:

before="Short string!"
 after="Short string"

See also

appends a character to the end
(public member function)
removes characters
(public member function)

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