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# last

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

## last(text: String, amount: Number): String

Returns characters from the end of string to a specified number of characters, for example, the last
two characters of a string.

_Introduced in DataWeave version 2.4.0._

### Parameters

<table><colgroup><col> <col></colgroup><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p><code>text</code></p></td><td><p>The string to process.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><code>amount</code></p></td><td><p>The number of characters to return. Negative numbers and <code>0</code> return an empty string. Decimals are rounded up to the nearest whole number.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example

This example returns the last six characters from a string.

#### Source

```DataWeave
%dw 2.0
import last from dw::core::Strings
output application/json
---
"hello world!" last 6
```

#### Output

```Json
"world!"
```

## last(text: Null, amount: Any): Null

Helper function that enables `last` to work with a `null` value.

_Introduced in DataWeave version 2.4.0._