strtrunc

Truncate a string to a specified length.

Syntax

s = strtrunc(str, n)

Description

Returns the first n characters of str. If str has fewer than n characters, the original is returned unchanged.

Example

strtrunc('hello world', 5)   % 'hello'

See also

• deblank — Remove trailing whitespace from a string.
• strtrim — Remove leading and trailing whitespace from a string.