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ExcludeTrailingBackslash

unit
Sysutils
category
file name utilities

declaration
function ExcludeTrailingBackslash(const S: string): string;

description
Removes one '\' from the end of a string if it is there.

Note that if s is 'c:\\\' this function will remove only the last '\' from s.

example
var s,s1 : string;

s  := ExcludeTrailingBackslash('c:\MyDocuments\');
s1 := ExcludeTrailingBackslash('c:\\\')

//s  = c:\MyDocuments
//s1 = c:\\

in real code
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see also
IncludeTrailingBackslash,


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