Find if string ends with another string in C++

Question

How can I find if a string ends with another string in C++?

Answer 1

Regarding Grzegorz Bazior response. I used this implementation, but original one has bug (returns true if I compare ".." with ".so"). I propose modified function:

bool endsWith(const string& s, const string& suffix)
{
    return s.size() >= suffix.size() && s.rfind(suffix) == (s.size()-suffix.size());
}

Answer 2

In my opinion simplest, C++ solution is:

bool endsWith(const string& s, const string& suffix)
{
    return s.rfind(suffix) == (s.size()-suffix.size());
}

Answer 3

I thought it makes sense to post a raw solution that doesn't use any library functions...

// Checks whether `str' ends with `suffix'
bool endsWith(const std::string& str, const std::string& suffix) {
    if (&suffix == &str) return true; // str and suffix are the same string
    if (suffix.length() > str.length()) return false;
    size_t delta = str.length() - suffix.length();
    for (size_t i = 0; i < suffix.length(); ++i) {
        if (suffix[i] != str[delta + i]) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

Adding a simple std::tolower we can make this case insensitive

// Checks whether `str' ends with `suffix' ignoring case
bool endsWithIgnoreCase(const std::string& str, const std::string& suffix) {
    if (&suffix == &str) return true; // str and suffix are the same string
    if (suffix.length() > str.length()) return false;
    size_t delta = str.length() - suffix.length();
    for (size_t i = 0; i < suffix.length(); ++i) {
        if (std::tolower(suffix[i]) != std::tolower(str[delta + i])) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

Answer 4

Use boost::algorithm::ends_with (see e.g. http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_34_0/doc/html/boost/algorithm/ends_with.html ):

#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>

// works with const char* 
assert(boost::algorithm::ends_with("mystring", "ing"));

// also works with std::string
std::string haystack("mystring");
std::string needle("ing");
assert(boost::algorithm::ends_with(haystack, needle));

std::string haystack2("ng");
assert(! boost::algorithm::ends_with(haystack2, needle));

Answer 5

I know the question's for C++, but if anyone needs a good ol' fashioned C function to do this:

/*  returns 1 iff str ends with suffix  */
int str_ends_with(const char * str, const char * suffix) {

  if( str == NULL || suffix == NULL )
    return 0;

  size_t str_len = strlen(str);
  size_t suffix_len = strlen(suffix);

  if(suffix_len > str_len)
    return 0;

  return 0 == strncmp( str + str_len - suffix_len, suffix, suffix_len );
}

Answer 6

Use this function:

inline bool ends_with(std::string const & value, std::string const & ending)
{
    if (ending.size() > value.size()) return false;
    return std::equal(ending.rbegin(), ending.rend(), value.rbegin());
}