[#bsl-basic_string-0ce-back-0b] = xref:bsl.adoc[bsl]::xref:bsl/basic_string-0ce.adoc[basic_string<char16_t>]::back :relfileprefix: ../../ :mrdocs: `back` overloads == Synopses Declared in `<bslstl_string.h>` Return a reference providing modifiable access to the character at the last position in this string. The behavior is undefined if this string is empty. Note that the last position is `length() ‐ 1`. [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- char16_t& xref:bsl/basic_string-0ce/back-0f.adoc[back](); ---- [.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0ce/back-0f.adoc[_» more..._]# Return a reference providing non‐modifiable access to the character at the last position in this string. The behavior is undefined if this string is empty. Note that the last position is `length() ‐ 1`. [source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"] ---- char16_t const& xref:bsl/basic_string-0ce/back-00.adoc[back]() const; ---- [.small]#xref:bsl/basic_string-0ce/back-00.adoc[_» more..._]# [.small]#Created with https://www.mrdocs.com[MrDocs]#