erase

Delete substrings within strings

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. For more information about structures in Stateflow, see Access Bus Signals Through Stateflow Structures.

Version History

Introduced in R2021b