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page_title: endswith - Functions - Configuration Language
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  The endswith function takes two values: a string to check and a suffix string. It returns true if the first string ends with that exact suffix.
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# `endswith` Function

`endswith` takes two values: a string to check and a suffix string. The function returns true if the first string ends with that exact suffix.

```hcl
endswith(string, suffix)
```

## Examples

```
> endswith("hello world", "world")
true

> endswith("hello world", "hello")
false
```

## Related Functions

- [`startswith`](/terraform/language/functions/startswith) takes two values: a string to check and a prefix string. The function returns true if the string begins with that exact prefix.