Last token in batch variable

Question

In a batch file, how can I get the last token in a variable regardless of whether it is a number or a word and regardless of how many tokens/words there are in the variable.

Answer 1

Some code golf on Eli's answer.

@echo off

set var1=This is a String
REM token_string will be manipulated each loop
set token_string=%var1%

:find_last_loop
for /F "tokens=1*" %%A in ( "%token_string%" ) do (
  set last=%%A
  set token_string=%%B
  goto find_last_loop)

echo %last%

pause

And to find something with ':' delimiters...

for /F "tokens=1* delims=:" %%A in ( "%token_string%" ) do (