String Toolkits

A set of useful string manipulation functions that MATLAB does not offer

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It is a collection of useful string manipulation functions, which offer versatile functionality for joining, splitting, translating strings.

MATLAB is shipped with a series of string functions. However, some useful functions have not yet been in the MATLAB releases. Inspired by other advanced languages like Java, Ruby, and Python, I developed a set of string manipulation functions in order to make string processing more convenient.

Here gives a brief list of contents

strjoin: joins multiple strings with user-specified delimiter

strsplit: extracts terms from a string that are separated by a specified delimiter

strsplit_re: similar to strsplit, but the delimiter is given by regular expression.

strstartswith, strendswith: determine whether a string starts or ends with a particular pattern

strgsub: translates parts of strings in a user-defined way.

This toolbox is not aimed at offering a comprehensive string library and replacing the string functions in MATLAB. Its target is just to complement what MATLAB is lacking. Hope it helps.

Cite As

Dahua Lin (2026). String Toolkits (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/21710-string-toolkits), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0