Swift String Exercises: Create a new string without the first and last character of a given string

Last update on June 14 2025 13:04:50 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

Write a Swift program to create a new string without the first and last character of a given string. The string length must be at least 2.

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Sample Solution:

Swift Code:

func without_first_last(_ input: String) -> String {
    var new_str = input.characters
    
    new_str.removeFirst()
    new_str.removeLast()
    
    return String(new_str)
}
print(without_first_last("Hello"))
print(without_first_last("Swift"))

Sample Output:

ell
wif

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