Remove last character from string. Swift language

Question

How can I remove last character from String variable using Swift? Can\'t find it in documentation.

Here is full example:

var expression = \"45+22\"
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Answer 1

With the new Substring type usage:

Swift 4:

var before: String = "Hello world!"
var lastCharIndex: Int = before.endIndex
var after:String = String(before[..<lastCharIndex])
print(after) // Hello world

Shorter way:

var before: String = "Hello world!"
after = String(before[..<before.endIndex])
print(after) // Hello world

Answer 2

This is a String Extension Form:

extension String {

    func removeCharsFromEnd(count_:Int) -> String {
        let stringLength = count(self)

        let substringIndex = (stringLength < count_) ? 0 : stringLength - count_

        return self.substringToIndex(advance(self.startIndex, substringIndex))
    }
}

for versions of Swift earlier than 1.2:

...
let stringLength = countElements(self)
...

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Usage:

var str_1 = "Maxim"
println("output: \(str_1.removeCharsFromEnd(1))") // "Maxi"
println("output: \(str_1.removeCharsFromEnd(3))") // "Ma"
println("output: \(str_1.removeCharsFromEnd(8))") // ""

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Reference:

Extensions add new functionality to an existing class, structure, or enumeration type. This includes the ability to extend types for which you do not have access to the original source code (known as retroactive modeling). Extensions are similar to categories in Objective-C. (Unlike Objective-C categories, Swift extensions do not have names.)

See DOCS

Answer 3

let str = "abc"
let substr = str.substringToIndex(str.endIndex.predecessor())  // "ab"

Answer 4

import UIKit

var str1 = "Hello, playground"
str1.removeLast()
print(str1)

var str2 = "Hello, playground"
str2.removeLast(3)
print(str2)

var str3 = "Hello, playground"
str3.removeFirst(2)
print(str3)

Output:-
Hello, playgroun
Hello, playgro
llo, playground

Answer 5

Use the function advance(startIndex, endIndex):

var str = "45+22"
str = str.substringToIndex(advance(str.startIndex, countElements(str) - 1))

Answer 6

I'd recommend using NSString for strings that you want to manipulate. Actually come to think of it as a developer I've never run into a problem with NSString that Swift String would solve... I understand the subtleties. But I've yet to have an actual need for them.

var foo = someSwiftString as NSString

or

var foo = "Foo" as NSString

or

var foo: NSString = "blah"

And then the whole world of simple NSString string operations is open to you.

As answer to the question

// check bounds before you do this, e.g. foo.length > 0
// Note shortFoo is of type NSString
var shortFoo = foo.substringToIndex(foo.length-1)