String.EndsWith Method

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

public:
 bool EndsWith(System::String ^ value, bool ignoreCase, System::Globalization::CultureInfo ^ culture);

public bool EndsWith (string value, bool ignoreCase, System.Globalization.CultureInfo? culture);

public bool EndsWith (string value, bool ignoreCase, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture);

member this.EndsWith : string * bool * System.Globalization.CultureInfo -> bool

Public Function EndsWith (value As String, ignoreCase As Boolean, culture As CultureInfo) As Boolean

Parameters

Returns

true if the value parameter matches the end of this string; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Examples

The following example determines whether a string occurs at the end of another string. The EndsWith method is called several times using case sensitivity, case insensitivity, and different cultures that influence the results of the search.

// This code example demonstrates the 
// System.String.EndsWith(String, ..., CultureInfo) method.

using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Globalization;

class Sample 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        string msg1 = "Search for the target string \"{0}\" in the string \"{1}\".\n";
        string msg2 = "Using the {0} - \"{1}\" culture:";
        string msg3 = "  The string to search ends with the target string: {0}";
        bool result = false;
        CultureInfo ci;

        // Define a target string to search for.
        // U+00c5 = LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
        string capitalARing = "\u00c5";

        // Define a string to search. 
        // The result of combining the characters LATIN SMALL LETTER A and COMBINING 
        // RING ABOVE (U+0061, U+030a) is linguistically equivalent to the character 
        // LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE (U+00e5).
        string xyzARing = "xyz" + "\u0061\u030a";

        // Display the string to search for and the string to search.
        Console.WriteLine(msg1, capitalARing, xyzARing);

        // Search using English-United States culture.
        ci = new CultureInfo("en-US");
        Console.WriteLine(msg2, ci.DisplayName, ci.Name);

        Console.WriteLine("Case sensitive:");
        result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, false, ci);
        Console.WriteLine(msg3, result);

        Console.WriteLine("Case insensitive:");
        result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, true, ci);
        Console.WriteLine(msg3, result);
        Console.WriteLine();

        // Search using Swedish-Sweden culture.
        ci = new CultureInfo("sv-SE");
        Console.WriteLine(msg2, ci.DisplayName, ci.Name);

        Console.WriteLine("Case sensitive:");
        result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, false, ci);
        Console.WriteLine(msg3, result);

        Console.WriteLine("Case insensitive:");
        result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, true, ci);
        Console.WriteLine(msg3, result);
    }
}

/*
This code example produces the following results (for en-us culture):

Search for the target string "Å" in the string "xyza°".

Using the English (United States) - "en-US" culture:
Case sensitive:
  The string to search ends with the target string: False
Case insensitive:
  The string to search ends with the target string: True

Using the Swedish (Sweden) - "sv-SE" culture:
Case sensitive:
  The string to search ends with the target string: False
Case insensitive:
  The string to search ends with the target string: False

*/

// This code example demonstrates the 
// System.String.EndsWith(String, ..., CultureInfo) method.
open System.Globalization

[<EntryPoint>]
let main _ =
    // Define a target string to search for.
    // U+00c5 = LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
    let capitalARing = "\u00c5"

    // Define a string to search. 
    // The result of combining the characters LATIN SMALL LETTER A and COMBINING 
    // RING ABOVE (U+0061, U+030a) is linguistically equivalent to the character 
    // LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE (U+00e5).
    let xyzARing = "xyz" + "\u0061\u030a"

    // Display the string to search for and the string to search.
    printfn $"Search for the target string \"{capitalARing}\" in the string \"{xyzARing}\".\n"

    // Search using English-United States culture.
    let ci = CultureInfo "en-US"
    printfn $"Using the {ci.DisplayName} - \"{ci.Name}\" culture:"

    printfn "Case sensitive:"
    let result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, false, ci)
    printfn $"  The string to search ends with the target string: {result}"

    printfn "Case insensitive:"
    let result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, true, ci)
    printfn $"  The string to search ends with the target string: {result}\n"

    // Search using Swedish-Sweden culture.
    let ci = CultureInfo "sv-SE"
    printfn $"Using the {ci.DisplayName} - \"{ci.Name}\" culture:"

    printfn "Case sensitive:"
    let result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, false, ci)
    printfn $"  The string to search ends with the target string: {result}"

    printfn "Case insensitive:"
    let result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, true, ci)
    printfn $"  The string to search ends with the target string: {result}"
    0
(*
This code example produces the following results (for en-us culture):

Search for the target string "Å" in the string "xyza°".

Using the English (United States) - "en-US" culture:
Case sensitive:
  The string to search ends with the target string: False
Case insensitive:
  The string to search ends with the target string: True

Using the Swedish (Sweden) - "sv-SE" culture:
Case sensitive:
  The string to search ends with the target string: False
Case insensitive:
  The string to search ends with the target string: False
*)

' This code example demonstrates the 
' System.String.EndsWith(String, ..., CultureInfo) method.

Imports System.Threading
Imports System.Globalization

Class Sample
    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        Dim msg1 As String = "Search for the target string ""{0}"" in the string ""{1}""." & vbCrLf
        Dim msg2 As String = "Using the {0} - ""{1}"" culture:"
        Dim msg3 As String = "  The string to search ends with the target string: {0}"
        Dim result As Boolean = False
        Dim ci As CultureInfo
        
        ' Define a target string to search for.
        ' U+00c5 = LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE
        Dim capitalARing As String = "Å"
        
        ' Define a string to search. 
        ' The result of combining the characters LATIN SMALL LETTER A and COMBINING 
        ' RING ABOVE (U+0061, U+030a) is linguistically equivalent to the character 
        ' LATIN SMALL LETTER A WITH RING ABOVE (U+00e5).
        Dim xyzARing As String = "xyz" & "å"
               
        ' Display the string to search for and the string to search.
        Console.WriteLine(msg1, capitalARing, xyzARing)
        
        ' Search using English-United States culture.
        ci = New CultureInfo("en-US")
        Console.WriteLine(msg2, ci.DisplayName, ci.Name)
        
        Console.WriteLine("Case sensitive:")
        result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, False, ci)
        Console.WriteLine(msg3, result)
        
        Console.WriteLine("Case insensitive:")
        result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, True, ci)
        Console.WriteLine(msg3, result)
        Console.WriteLine()
        
        ' Search using Swedish-Sweden culture.
        ci = New CultureInfo("sv-SE")
        Console.WriteLine(msg2, ci.DisplayName, ci.Name)
        
        Console.WriteLine("Case sensitive:")
        result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, False, ci)
        Console.WriteLine(msg3, result)
        
        Console.WriteLine("Case insensitive:")
        result = xyzARing.EndsWith(capitalARing, True, ci)
        Console.WriteLine(msg3, result)
    
    End Sub
End Class

'This code example produces the following results (for en-us culture):
'
'Search for the target string "Å" in the string "xyza°".
'
'Using the English (United States) - "en-US" culture:
'Case sensitive:
'  The string to search ends with the target string: False
'Case insensitive:
'  The string to search ends with the target string: True
'
'Using the Swedish (Sweden) - "sv-SE" culture:
'Case sensitive:
'  The string to search ends with the target string: False
'Case insensitive:
'  The string to search ends with the target string: False
'

Remarks

This method compares the value parameter to the substring at the end of this string that is the same length as value, and returns a value that indicates whether they are equal. To be equal, value must be a reference to this same instance or match the end of this string.

This method performs a word (culture-sensitive) comparison using the specified casing and culture.

See also

• InvariantCulture

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

public:
 bool EndsWith(System::String ^ value, StringComparison comparisonType);

public bool EndsWith (string value, StringComparison comparisonType);

[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public bool EndsWith (string value, StringComparison comparisonType);

member this.EndsWith : string * StringComparison -> bool

[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
member this.EndsWith : string * StringComparison -> bool

Public Function EndsWith (value As String, comparisonType As StringComparison) As Boolean

Parameters

Returns

true if the value parameter matches the end of this string; otherwise, false.

Attributes

ComVisibleAttribute

Exceptions

Examples

The following example determines whether a string ends with a particular substring. The results are affected by the choice of culture, whether case is ignored, and whether an ordinal comparison is performed.

// This example demonstrates the 
// System.String.EndsWith(String, StringComparison) method.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Threading;

void Test(String^ testString, String^ searchString, 
     StringComparison comparison)
{
    String^ resultFormat = "\"{0}\" {1} with \"{2}\".";
    String^ resultString = "does not end";

    if (testString->EndsWith(searchString, comparison))
    {
        resultString = "ends";
    }
    Console::WriteLine(resultFormat, testString, resultString, searchString);
}

int main()
{
    String^ introMessage =
        "Determine whether a string ends with another string, " +
        "using\ndifferent values of StringComparison.";

    array<StringComparison>^ comparisonValues = {
        StringComparison::CurrentCulture,
        StringComparison::CurrentCultureIgnoreCase,
        StringComparison::InvariantCulture,
        StringComparison::InvariantCultureIgnoreCase,
        StringComparison::Ordinal,
        StringComparison::OrdinalIgnoreCase};

    Console::WriteLine(introMessage);

    // Display the current culture because the culture-specific comparisons
    // can produce different results with different cultures.
    Console::WriteLine("The current culture is {0}.\n",
        Thread::CurrentThread->CurrentCulture->Name);
    // Perform two tests for each StringComparison
    for each (StringComparison stringCmp in comparisonValues)
    {
        Console::WriteLine("StringComparison.{0}:", stringCmp);
        Test("abcXYZ", "XYZ", stringCmp);
        Test("abcXYZ", "xyz", stringCmp);
        Console::WriteLine();
    }
}

/*
This code example produces the following results:

Determine whether a string ends with another string, using
different values of StringComparison.
The current culture is en-US.

StringComparison.CurrentCulture:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

StringComparison.InvariantCulture:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

StringComparison.Ordinal:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

*/

// This example demonstrates the 
// System.String.EndsWith(String, StringComparison) method.

using System;
using System.Threading;

class Sample 
{
    public static void Main() 
    {
        string intro = "Determine whether a string ends with another string, " +
                   "using\n  different values of StringComparison.";

        StringComparison[] scValues = {
            StringComparison.CurrentCulture,
            StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase,
            StringComparison.InvariantCulture,
            StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase,
            StringComparison.Ordinal,
            StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase };

        Console.WriteLine(intro);

        // Display the current culture because the culture-specific comparisons
        // can produce different results with different cultures.
        Console.WriteLine("The current culture is {0}.\n", 
                       Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name);
        
        // Determine whether three versions of the letter I are equal to each other. 
        foreach (StringComparison sc in scValues)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("StringComparison.{0}:", sc);
            Test("abcXYZ", "XYZ", sc);
            Test("abcXYZ", "xyz", sc);
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }

    protected static void Test(string x, string y, StringComparison comparison)
    {
        string resultFmt = "\"{0}\" {1} with \"{2}\".";
        string result = "does not end";

        if (x.EndsWith(y, comparison))
            result = "ends";
        Console.WriteLine(resultFmt, x, result, y);
    }
}

/*
This code example produces the following results:

Determine whether a string ends with another string, using
  different values of StringComparison.
The current culture is en-US.

StringComparison.CurrentCulture:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

StringComparison.InvariantCulture:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

StringComparison.Ordinal:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

*/

// This example demonstrates the 
// System.String.EndsWith(String, StringComparison) method.

open System
open System.Threading

let test (x: string) y (comparison: StringComparison) =
    let result = 
        if x.EndsWith(y, comparison) then
            "ends"
        else 
            "does not end"
    printfn $"\"{x}\" {result} with \"{y}\"."

let scValues = 
  [|
    StringComparison.CurrentCulture
    StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase
    StringComparison.InvariantCulture
    StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase
    StringComparison.Ordinal
    StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase
  |]

printfn "Determine whether a string ends with another string, using\n  different values of StringComparison."

// Display the current culture because the culture-specific comparisons
// can produce different results with different cultures.
printfn $"The current culture is {Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name}.\n"

// Determine whether three versions of the letter I are equal to each other. 
for sc in scValues do
    printfn $"StringComparison.{sc}:"
    test "abcXYZ" "XYZ" sc
    test "abcXYZ" "xyz" sc
    printfn ""

(*
This code example produces the following results:

Determine whether a string ends with another string, using
  different values of StringComparison.
The current culture is en-US.

StringComparison.CurrentCulture:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

StringComparison.InvariantCulture:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

StringComparison.Ordinal:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".

StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase:
"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".

*)

' This example demonstrates the 
' System.String.EndsWith(String, StringComparison) method.

Imports System.Threading

Class Sample
    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        Dim intro As String = "Determine whether a string ends with another string, " & _
                              "using" & vbCrLf & "  different values of StringComparison."
        
        Dim scValues As StringComparison() =  { _
                        StringComparison.CurrentCulture, _
                        StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase, _
                        StringComparison.InvariantCulture, _
                        StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase, _
                        StringComparison.Ordinal, _
                        StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase }

        Console.WriteLine(intro)
        
        ' Display the current culture because the culture-specific comparisons
        ' can produce different results with different cultures.
        Console.WriteLine("The current culture is {0}." & vbCrLf, _
                           Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name)

        ' Determine whether three versions of the letter I are equal to each other. 
        Dim sc As StringComparison
        For Each sc In  scValues
            Console.WriteLine("StringComparison.{0}:", sc)
            Test("abcXYZ", "XYZ", sc)
            Test("abcXYZ", "xyz", sc)
            Console.WriteLine()
        Next sc
    
    End Sub
    
    
    Protected Shared Sub Test(ByVal x As String, ByVal y As String, _
                              ByVal comparison As StringComparison) 
        Dim resultFmt As String = """{0}"" {1} with ""{2}""."
        Dim result As String = "does not end"
        '
        If x.EndsWith(y, comparison) Then
            result = "ends"
        End If
        Console.WriteLine(resultFmt, x, result, y)
    
    End Sub
End Class

'
'This code example produces the following results:
'
'Determine whether a string ends with another string, using
'  different values of StringComparison.
'The current culture is en-US.
'
'StringComparison.CurrentCulture:
'"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
'"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".
'
'StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase:
'"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
'"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".
'
'StringComparison.InvariantCulture:
'"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
'"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".
'
'StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase:
'"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
'"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".
'
'StringComparison.Ordinal:
'"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
'"abcXYZ" does not end with "xyz".
'
'StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase:
'"abcXYZ" ends with "XYZ".
'"abcXYZ" ends with "xyz".
'

Remarks

The EndsWith method compares the value parameter to the substring at the end of this string and returns a value that indicates whether they are equal. To be equal, value must be a reference to this same string, must be the empty string (""), or must match the end of this string. The type of comparison performed by the EndsWith method depends on the value of the comparisonType parameter.

See also

• StringComparison

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

public:
 bool EndsWith(char value);

public bool EndsWith (char value);

member this.EndsWith : char -> bool

Public Function EndsWith (value As Char) As Boolean

Parameters

Returns

true if value matches the end of this instance; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This method performs an ordinal (case-sensitive and culture-insensitive) comparison.

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

Source:

String.Comparison.cs

public:
 bool EndsWith(System::String ^ value);

public bool EndsWith (string value);

member this.EndsWith : string -> bool

Public Function EndsWith (value As String) As Boolean

Parameters

Returns

true if value matches the end of this instance; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Examples

The following example indicates whether each string in an array ends with a period (".").

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      String[] strings = { "This is a string.", "Hello!", "Nothing.", 
                           "Yes.", "randomize" };
      foreach (var value in strings) {
         bool endsInPeriod = value.EndsWith(".");
         Console.WriteLine("'{0}' ends in a period: {1}", 
                           value, endsInPeriod);
      }                            
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       'This is a string.' ends in a period: True
//       'Hello!' ends in a period: False
//       'Nothing.' ends in a period: True
//       'Yes.' ends in a period: True
//       'randomize' ends in a period: False

let strings = 
    [| "This is a string."; "Hello!"; "Nothing."
       "Yes."; "randomize" |]

for value in strings do
    let endsInPeriod = value.EndsWith "."
    printfn $"'{value}' ends in a period: {endsInPeriod}"
// The example displays the following output:
//       'This is a string.' ends in a period: True
//       'Hello!' ends in a period: False
//       'Nothing.' ends in a period: True
//       'Yes.' ends in a period: True
//       'randomize' ends in a period: False

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim strings() As String = { "This is a string.", "Hello!", 
                                  "Nothing.", "Yes.", "randomize" }
      For Each value In strings
         Dim endsInPeriod As Boolean = value.EndsWith(".")
         Console.WriteLine("'{0}' ends in a period: {1}", 
                           value, endsInPeriod)
      Next                            
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       'This is a string.' ends in a period: True
'       'Hello!' ends in a period: False
'       'Nothing.' ends in a period: True
'       'Yes.' ends in a period: True
'       'randomize' ends in a period: False

The following example defines a StripEndTags method that uses the EndsWith(String) method to remove HTML end tags from the end of a line. Note that the StripEndTags method is called recursively to ensure that multiple HTML end tags at the end of the line are removed.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Collections;

String^ StripEndTags( String^ item )
{
   bool found = false;
   
   // try to find a tag at the end of the line using EndsWith
   if ( item->Trim()->EndsWith( ">" ) )
   {
      
      // now search for the opening tag...
      int lastLocation = item->LastIndexOf( "</" );
      
      // remove the identified section, if it is a valid region
      if ( lastLocation >= 0 ) {
            item = item->Substring( 0, lastLocation );
            found = true;
      }
   }

   if (found) item = StripEndTags(item);
   
   return item;
}

int main()
{
   
   // process an input file that contains html tags.
   // this sample checks for multiple tags at the end of the line, rather than simply
   // removing the last one.
   // note: HTML markup tags always end in a greater than symbol (>).
   array<String^>^strSource = {"<b>This is bold text</b>","<H1>This is large Text</H1>","<b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>","<b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>","This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>"};
   Console::WriteLine( "The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:" );
   Console::WriteLine( "-----------------------------------------------------------------" );
   
   // print out the initial array of strings
   IEnumerator^ myEnum1 = strSource->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum1->MoveNext() )
   {
      String^ s = safe_cast<String^>(myEnum1->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( s );
   }

   Console::WriteLine();
   Console::WriteLine( "The following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:" );
   Console::WriteLine( "----------------------------------------------------------------" );
   
   // Display the array of strings.
   IEnumerator^ myEnum2 = strSource->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum2->MoveNext() )
   {
      String^ s = safe_cast<String^>(myEnum2->Current);
      Console::WriteLine( StripEndTags( s ) );
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:
//    -----------------------------------------------------------------
//    <b>This is bold text</b>
//    <H1>This is large Text</H1>
//    <b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>
//    <b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>
//    This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>
//    
//    The following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:
//    ----------------------------------------------------------------
//    <b>This is bold text
//    <H1>This is large Text
//    <b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags
//    <b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.
//    This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>

using System;

public class EndsWithTest {
    public static void Main() {

        // process an input file that contains html tags.
        // this sample checks for multiple tags at the end of the line, rather than simply
        // removing the last one.
        // note: HTML markup tags always end in a greater than symbol (>).

        string [] strSource = { "<b>This is bold text</b>", "<H1>This is large Text</H1>",
                "<b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>",
                "<b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>",
                "This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>" };

        Console.WriteLine("The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:");
        Console.WriteLine("-----------------------------------------------------------------");

        // print out the initial array of strings
        foreach ( string s in strSource )
            Console.WriteLine( s );

        Console.WriteLine();

        Console.WriteLine("The following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:");
        Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------");

        // print out the array of strings
        foreach (var s in strSource)
            Console.WriteLine(StripEndTags(s));
    }

    private static string StripEndTags( string item ) {

        bool found = false;

        // try to find a tag at the end of the line using EndsWith
        if (item.Trim().EndsWith(">")) {

            // now search for the opening tag...
            int lastLocation = item.LastIndexOf( "</" );

            // remove the identified section, if it is a valid region
            if ( lastLocation >= 0 ) {
                found = true;
                item =  item.Substring( 0, lastLocation );
            }
        }

        if (found)
           item = StripEndTags(item);

        return item;
    }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:
//    -----------------------------------------------------------------
//    <b>This is bold text</b>
//    <H1>This is large Text</H1>
//    <b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>
//    <b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>
//    This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>
//
//    The following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:
//    ----------------------------------------------------------------
//    <b>This is bold text
//    <H1>This is large Text
//    <b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags
//    <b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.
//    This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>

let rec stripEndTags item =
    let mutable item: string = item
    let mutable found = false

    // try to find a tag at the end of the line using EndsWith
    if item.Trim().EndsWith ">" then
        // now search for the opening tag...
        let lastLocation = item.LastIndexOf "</"

        // remove the identified section, if it is a valid region
        if lastLocation >= 0 then
            found <- true
            item <- item.Substring(0, lastLocation)

    if found then
        stripEndTags item
    else 
        item

// process an input file that contains html tags.
// this sample checks for multiple tags at the end of the line, rather than simply
// removing the last one.
// note: HTML markup tags always end in a greater than symbol (>).

let strSource = 
    [| "<b>This is bold text</b>"; "<H1>This is large Text</H1>"
       "<b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>"
       "<b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>"
       "This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>" |]

printfn "The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:"
printfn "-----------------------------------------------------------------"

// print out the initial array of strings
for s in strSource do
    printfn $"{s}"

printfn "\nThe following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:"
printfn "----------------------------------------------------------------"

// print out the array of strings
for s in strSource do
    printfn $"{stripEndTags s}"

// The example displays the following output:
//    The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:
//    -----------------------------------------------------------------
//    <b>This is bold text</b>
//    <H1>This is large Text</H1>
//    <b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>
//    <b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>
//    This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>
//
//    The following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:
//    ----------------------------------------------------------------
//    <b>This is bold text
//    <H1>This is large Text
//    <b><i><font color=green>This has multiple tags
//    <b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.
//    This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>

Public Module Example
    Public Sub Main()
        Dim strSource() As String = { "<b>This is bold text</b>", 
                    "<H1>This is large Text</H1>", 
                    "<b><i><font color = green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>", 
                    "<b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>", 
                    "This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>" }

        Console.WriteLine("The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:")
        Console.WriteLine("-----------------------------------------------------------------")

        ' Display the initial array of strings.
        For Each s As String In  strSource
            Console.WriteLine(s)
        Next
        Console.WriteLine()

        Console.WriteLine("The following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:")
        Console.WriteLine("----------------------------------------------------------------")

        ' Display the array of strings.
        For Each s As String In strSource
            Console.WriteLine(StripEndTags(s))
        Next 
    End Sub 

    Private Function StripEndTags(item As String) As String
        Dim found As Boolean = False
        
        ' Try to find a tag at the end of the line using EndsWith.
        If item.Trim().EndsWith(">") Then
            ' now search for the opening tag...
            Dim lastLocation As Integer = item.LastIndexOf("</")
            If lastLocation >= 0 Then
                found = True
                
                ' Remove the identified section, if it is a valid region.
                item = item.Substring(0, lastLocation)
            End If
        End If
        
        If found Then item = StripEndTags(item)
        Return item
    End Function 
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'    The following lists the items before the ends have been stripped:
'    -----------------------------------------------------------------
'    <b>This is bold text</b>
'    <H1>This is large Text</H1>
'    <b><i><font color = green>This has multiple tags</font></i></b>
'    <b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.</b>
'    This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>
'    
'    The following lists the items after the ends have been stripped:
'    ----------------------------------------------------------------
'    <b>This is bold text
'    <H1>This is large Text
'    <b><i><font color = green>This has multiple tags
'    <b>This has <i>embedded</i> tags.
'    This line simply ends with a greater than symbol, it should not be modified>

Remarks

This method compares value to the substring at the end of this instance that is the same length as value, and returns an indication whether they are equal. To be equal, value must be a reference to this same instance or match the end of this instance.

This method performs a word (case-sensitive and culture-sensitive) comparison using the current culture.

Notes to Callers

As explained in Best Practices for Using Strings, we recommend that you avoid calling string comparison methods that substitute default values and instead call methods that require parameters to be explicitly specified. To determine whether a string ends with a particular substring by using the string comparison rules of the current culture, signal your intention explicitly by calling the EndsWith(String, StringComparison) method overload with a value of CurrentCulture for its comparisonType parameter. If you don't need linguistic-aware comparison, consider using Ordinal.

See also

• StartsWith(String)
• Compare(String, String)