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{{header|ZX Spectrum Basic}}
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({{header|ZX Spectrum Basic}})
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* String with last character removed
* String with both the first and last characters removed
 
=={{header|ZX Spectrum Basic}}==
 
<lang zxbasic>
10 PRINT FN f$("knight"): REM strip the first letter
20 PRINT FN l$("socks"): REM strip the last letter
30 PRINT FN b$("brooms"): REM strip both the first and last letter
100 STOP
 
9000 DEF FN f$(a$)=a$(2 TO LEN(a$))
9010 DEF FN l$(a$)=a$(1 TO LEN(a$)-(1 AND (LEN(a$)>=1)))
9020 DEF FN b$(a$)=FN l$(FN f$(a$))
</lang>
 
[[Category:String manipulation]]