let myString = "#12345678" let myfind: Character = "#" if let idx = find(myString, myfind){ var myNewString = myString.substringWithRange(( advance(myString.startIndex,0+1)..<advance(myString.endIndex, 0))) }
let myString = "[ABCDEFGHI]" let startIndex = advance(myString.startIndex, 1) let endIndex = advance(myString.endIndex, -1) let range = startIndex..<endIndex var myNewString = myString.substringWithRange( range )
Output:
ABCDEFGHI