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String.prototype.endsWith()

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

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Syntax

endsWith(searchString)
endsWith(searchString, endPosition)

Parameters

searchString

The characters to be searched for at the end of str. Cannot be a regex.

endPosition Optional

The end position at which searchString is expected to be found (the index of searchString's last character plus 1). Defaults to str.length.

Return value

true if the given characters are found at the end of the string; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

TypeError

If searchString is a regex.

Description

This method lets you determine whether or not a string ends with another string. This method is case-sensitive.

Examples

Using endsWith()

const str = 'To be, or not to be, that is the question.';

console.log(str.endsWith('question.')); // true
console.log(str.endsWith('to be')); // false
console.log(str.endsWith('to be', 19)); // true

Specifications

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See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/endsWith