Swift String hasSuffix()

In this tutorial, we will learn about the Swift String hasPrefix() method with the help of examples.

The hasSuffix() method checks whether the string ends with the specified string or not.

Example

var str = "Kathmandu"

// checks if "Kathmandu" ends with "ndu"
print(str.hasSuffix("ndu"))

// Output: true

hasSuffix() Syntax

The syntax of the string hasSuffix() method is:

string.hasSuffix(str: String)

Here, string is an object of the String class.

hasSuffix() Parameters

The hasSuffix() method takes a single parameter:

str - check whether string ends with str or not

hasSuffix() Return Value

The hasSuffix() method returns:

true - if the string ends with the given string
false - if the string doesn't end with the given string

Note: The hasSuffix() method is case-sensitive.

Example 1: Swift string hasSuffix()

var str = "Swift Programming"

print(str.hasSuffix("ing")) // true
print(str.hasSuffix("g")) // true
print(str.hasSuffix("Programming")) // true

print(str.hasSuffix("programming")) // false
print(str.hasSuffix("min")) // false

Output

true
true
true
false
false

Example 2: Using hasSuffix() With if...else

var song = "For the good times"

// true because song has "good times" suffix
if(song.hasSuffix("good times")) {

 print ("Penned by Kris")
}
else {
 print ("Some Other song ")
}

// false because song doesn't have "Good time" suffix
if(song.hasSuffix("For the")){

 print ("Penned by Bernard")
}
else{
 print ("Some other artist ")
}

Output