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Return a reference to the last character of this string&period;

== Synopses

Declared in `&lt;bslstl&lowbar;string&period;h&gt;`

Return a reference to the last character of this string&period;


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CHAR&lowbar;TYPE&
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Return a reference to the last character of this string&period;


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CHAR&lowbar;TYPE const&
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== Return Value

reference to the last character of this string


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