strip

Remove leading and trailing characters from string in Stateflow chart

Since R2021b

Syntax

newStr = strip(str)

newStr = strip(str,side)

newStr = strip(___,stripCharacter)

Description

newStr = strip(str) removes consecutive whitespace characters from the beginning and end of the string str.

newStr = strip(str,side) removes consecutive white space characters from the side specified by side.

newStr = strip(___,stripCharacter) strips the character specified by stripCharacter. You can use any of the input arguments in the previous syntaxes.

Note

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

Examples

Strip Leading and Trailing Spaces from String

Remove the leading and trailing spaces and return the string "Hello, world!".

str = "    Hello, world!      ";
newStr = strip(str);

Strip Spaces from One Side of String

Remove the leading spaces and return the string "Hello, world!    ".

str = "    Hello, world!    ";
str1 = strip(h,"left");

Remove the trailing spaces and return the string "    Hello, world!".

str = "    Hello, world!    ";
str1 = strip(h,"right");

Strip Leading and Trailing Characters from String

Remove the leading and trailing hyphens and return the string "Hello, world!".

str = "----Hello, world!----";
newStr = strip(str);

Input Arguments

str — Input string

string scalar

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

Example: "Hello"

side — Side of string to strip

"both" (default) | "left" | "right"

Side of string to strip, specified as "left", "right", or "both".

stripCharacter — Character to remove

" " (default) | string scalar

Character to remove, specified as a string scalar.

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.

Version History

Introduced in R2021b