deblank
Remove trailing whitespace from ends of strings
Syntax
Description
newStr = deblank(
removes trailing whitespace
and null characters from str
)str
and returns the result as
newStr
. However, deblank
does not remove
significant whitespace characters. For example, deblank
removes
trailing space and tab characters, but does not remove the nonbreaking space
character, char(160)
.
Examples
Input Arguments
Algorithms
deblank
does not remove significant whitespace
characters.
This table shows the most common characters that are significant whitespace characters and their descriptions. For more information, see Whitespace character.
Significant Whitespace Character | Description |
---|---|
| Next line |
| Nonbreaking space |
| Figure space |
| Narrow no-break space |
Extended Capabilities
Version History
Introduced before R2006a