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| Placeholder | Replace With |
| text | A text value, such as a Text variable, from which the specified number of characters will be returned. This can be a fixed text value, inside quotation marks. |
| num | A number value, such as a Number variable or a fixed number value. It specifies the number of characters you want returned. |
The last expression finds and returns a certain number of characters from the end of a text string.
For example, the following text computation returns the last four digits of a Social Security number:
last( SocialSecurityNumber, 4 )
In the next example, the user wants to make the answer to item TE plural. Using the last expression, HotDocs checks to see if the last letter in the value is a specific letter. If so, HotDocs inserts the correct plural suffix.
if last( ItemName, 1 ) = "s"
or last( ItemName, 1 ) = "z"
ItemName + "es"
else ItemName + "s"
endIf
This example script does not take into consideration words that end in “y” or “x” or any other letter that would cause yet a different result. It is only shown here in its most basic form to demonstrate how the last expression functions.
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