---
name: "Strings.tail"
section: "3kaya"
platform: "linux"
package: "kaya"
version: "0.4.4-6.2"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Strings.tail"
---

# Strings.tail(3kaya)

Get the first character in a String

## NAME

Strings::tail - Get the first character in a String

## SYNOPSIS

**String tail(** *String str* **)**

## ARGUMENTS

**s** The String

## DESCRIPTION

Get all but the first character in a String. Useful with **Strings.head (3kaya)** for iteration over strings.

-

   str = "abcdef";\
    i = 0;\
    do {\
      i += Int(head(str));\
      str = tail(str);\
    } while (length(str) \> 0);

## AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others (kaya@kayalang.org). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

## LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

## RELATED

**Strings.head (3kaya)**

**Strings.ltruncate (3kaya)**