instance method `last`

Ruby on Rails 3.0.20

Since v3.0.20

Available in: v3.0.20 v3.1.12 v3.2.22.5 v4.0.13 v4.1.16 v4.2.9 v5.2.8.1 v6.0.6 v6.1.7.10 v7.0.10 v7.1.6 v7.2.3 v8.0.4 v8.1.2

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last(limit = 1)

Returns the last character of the string or the last limit characters.

Examples:

"hello".last     # => "o"
"hello".last(2)  # => "lo"
"hello".last(10) # => "hello"

Parameters

limit opt = 1

Source

# File activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/access.rb, line 57
    def last(limit = 1)
      if limit == 0
        ''
      elsif limit >= size
        self
      else
        mb_chars[(-limit)..-1].to_s
      end
    end

Defined in activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/access.rb line 57 · View on GitHub · Improve this page · Find usages on GitHub

Defined in String

Signature

Parameters