strip

Remove leading and trailing characters from string in Requirements Table block

Since R2022b

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. Use this operator in the Requirements Table block.

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.

Examples

Delete Leading and Trailing Spaces from String

In a Requirements Table block, create a requirement that deletes the leading and trailing space characters in a string.

y = strip("    Hello, world!      ")

Delete Leading Spaces from String

In a Requirements Table block, create a requirement that deletes only the leading space characters in a string.

y = strip("    Hello, world!      ","left")

Delete Leading Character from String

In a Requirements Table block, create a requirement that deletes leading instances of the character e in a string.

y = strip("eeeeeeHello, world!      ","left","e")

Input Arguments

str — Input string

string scalar

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

Example: "Hello"

Data Types: string

side — Side of string to strip

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

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

Data Types: string

stripCharacter — Character to remove

" " (default) | string scalar

Character to remove, specified as a string scalar.

Data Types: string

Output Arguments

newStr — Output string

string scalar

Output string, returned as a string scalar.

Limitations

• This operator does not support the use of Simulink.Bus object fields.

Version History

Introduced in R2022b