Swift String Exercises: Create a new string without the first and last character of a given string. The string may be any length, including 0

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Write a Swift program to create a new string without the first and last character of a given string. The string may be any length, including 0.

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Sample Solution:

Swift Code:

import Foundation
func without_first_last(_ str: String) -> String {
    var start_index = str.startIndex
    var end_index = str.endIndex
    
    if start_index != end_index 
    {
        start_index = str.index(after: start_index)
        end_index = str.index(before: end_index)
    }
    
    if start_index < end_index 
    {
        let range = Range(uncheckedBounds: (start_index, end_index))
        return str.substring(with: range)
    } 
    else 
    {
        return ""
    }
}
print(without_first_last("Python"))
print(without_first_last(" "))
print(without_first_last("Py"))
print(without_first_last("Java"))

Sample Output:

<Swift>
ytho


av

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