String.EndsWith Method

Definition

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches a specified string.

Overloads

EndsWith(Char)

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches the specified character.

EndsWith(String)

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches the specified string.

EndsWith(String, StringComparison)

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches the specified string when compared using the specified comparison option.

EndsWith(String, Boolean, CultureInfo)

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches the specified string when compared using the specified culture.

EndsWith(Char)

Source:
String.Comparison.cs
Source:
String.Comparison.cs
Source:
String.Comparison.cs

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches the specified character.

public bool EndsWith (char value);

Parameters

value
Char

The character to compare to the character at the end of this instance.

Returns

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

Remarks

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

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Standard 2.1

EndsWith(String)

Source:
String.Comparison.cs
Source:
String.Comparison.cs
Source:
String.Comparison.cs

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches the specified string.

public bool EndsWith (string value);

Parameters

value
String

The string to compare to the substring at the end of this instance.

Returns

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

Exceptions

value is null.

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

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 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>

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

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

EndsWith(String, StringComparison)

Source:
String.Comparison.cs
Source:
String.Comparison.cs
Source:
String.Comparison.cs

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches the specified string when compared using the specified comparison option.

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

Parameters

value
String

The string to compare to the substring at the end of this instance.

comparisonType
StringComparison

One of the enumeration values that determines how this string and value are compared.

Returns

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

Attributes

Exceptions

value is null.

comparisonType is not a StringComparison value.

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 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".

*/

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

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

EndsWith(String, Boolean, CultureInfo)

Source:
String.Comparison.cs
Source:
String.Comparison.cs
Source:
String.Comparison.cs

Determines whether the end of this string instance matches the specified string when compared using the specified culture.

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

Parameters

value
String

The string to compare to the substring at the end of this instance.

ignoreCase
Boolean

true to ignore case during the comparison; otherwise, false.

culture
CultureInfo

Cultural information that determines how this instance and value are compared. If culture is null, the current culture is used.

Returns

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

Exceptions

value is null.

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

*/

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

Applies to

.NET 9 and other versions
Product Versions
.NET Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 2.0, 2.1