deblank

Strip trailing blanks from the end of a string

Syntax

• str = deblank(str)
  c = deblank(c)
  

Description

str = deblank(str) removes the trailing blanks from the end of a character string str.

c = deblank(c), when c is a cell array of strings, applies deblank to each element of c.

The deblank function is useful for cleaning up the rows of a character array.

Examples

• A{1,1} = 'MATLAB    ';
  A{1,2} = 'SIMULINK    ';
  A{2,1} = 'Toolboxes    ';
  A{2,2} = 'The MathWorks    ';
  A =
  
      'MATLAB    '       'SIMULINK    '    
      'Toolboxes    '    'The MathWorks    '
  
  
  deblank(A)
  ans =
  
      'MATLAB'         'SIMULINK'
      'Toolboxes'     'The MathWorks'