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std::basic_string_view<CharT,Traits>::back

constexpr const_reference back() const;
(since C++17)

Returns reference to the last character in the view. The behavior is undefined if empty() == true.

Parameters

(none).

Return value

Reference to the last character, equivalent to operator[](size() - 1).

Complexity

Constant.

Example

#include <string_view>
#include <iostream>
 
int main() {
    for (std::string_view str{"ABCDEF"}; !str.empty(); str.remove_suffix(1))
        std::cout << str.back() << ' ' << str << '\n';
}

Output:

F ABCDEF
E ABCDE
D ABCD
C ABC
B AB
A A

See also

(C++17)
accesses the first character
(public member function)
(C++17)
checks whether the view is empty
(public member function)
(C++11)
accesses the last character
(public member function of std::basic_string<CharT,Traits,Allocator>)

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