erase

Delete substrings within strings in Stateflow chart

Since R2021b

Syntax

newStr = erase(str,substr)

Description

newStr = erase(str,substr) deletes instances of the substring substr that occur in the string str.

Note

The erase operator is not supported in Stateflow^® charts that use C as the action language.

Examples

Erase Substring from a String

Delete a substring to form the string "Hello!"

str = "Hello, world!";
newstr = erase(str,", world");

Input Arguments

str — Input string

string scalar

Input string, specified as a string scalar. Enclose literal strings with double quotes.

Example: "Hello"

substr — Substring

string scalar

Substring, specified as a string scalar. Enclose literal strings with double quotes.

Example: "Hello"

Limitations

• This operator does not support the use of Stateflow structure fields or messages. For more information about structures in Stateflow, see Access Bus Signals Through Stateflow Structures.

Version History

Introduced in R2021b