Delete Last Char of String with Javascript

Question

I have a DIV with some characters. How can I remove the last character from the text with each click on the DIV itself?

Answer 1

Alternative to Jonathan's answer, how to delete the first character:

$("div.myDiv").click(function(){
    $(this).html($(this).text().substring(1));
});

Or, remove the last character:

$("div.myDiv").click(function(){
    $(this).html($(this).text().replace(/.$/g, ''));
});

Or, go crazy and remove a character from a random place:

$("div.myDiv").click(function(){
    var text = $(this).text();
    var index = Math.round(Math.random() * (text.length - 1));
    var result = text.substring(0, index) + text.substring(index + 1, text.length - 1);
    $(this).html(result);
});

Instead of random place, you can use the above function with a predefined index to remove from a specific location.