endsWith in JavaScript

Question

How can I check if a string ends with a particular character in JavaScript?

Example: I have a string

var str = \"mystring#\";

I wa

Answer 1

From developer.mozilla.org String.prototype.endsWith()

Summary

The endsWith() method determines whether a string ends with the characters of another string, returning true or false as appropriate.

Syntax

str.endsWith(searchString [, position]);

Parameters

• searchString : The characters to be searched for at the end of this string.

• position : Search within this string as if this string were only this long; defaults to this string's actual length, clamped within the range established by this string's length.

Description

This method lets you determine whether or not a string ends with another string.

Examples

var str = "To be, or not to be, that is the question.";

alert( str.endsWith("question.") );  // true
alert( str.endsWith("to be") );      // false
alert( str.endsWith("to be", 19) );  // true

Specifications

ECMAScript Language Specification 6th Edition (ECMA-262)

Browser compatibility