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Fetch the last element of a list

Given the list [Red, Green, Blue], access the last element ('Blue')
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ruby
['Red', 'Green', 'Blue'][-1]
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ruby
['Red', 'Green', 'Blue'].at(-1)
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ruby
['Red', 'Green', 'Blue'].last
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ruby
['Red', 'Green', 'Blue'].fetch(-1)
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cpp C++/CLI .NET 2.0
String^ result = list[list->Count - 1];
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cpp
string last_elem = lst.back();
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fsharp
let last list =
let rec last' list' =
match list' with
| [x] -> x
| x :: xs -> last' xs
if List.is_empty list then failwith "empty list" else last' list

// ------

let result = last list
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fsharp
let result = (List.nth list ((List.length list) - 1))
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fsharp
let result = (List.hd (List.rev list))
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clojure
(last '[One Two Three Four Five])

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