substr

Extract substring from string

Syntax

dest = substr(str,i,n)

Description

dest = substr(str,i,n) returns the substring of length n starting at the i-th character of string str. Use zero-based indexing.

Note

The operator substr is supported only in Stateflow^® charts that use C as the action language.

Examples

Extract Substring

Extract substring "Stateflow" from a longer string.

str = "Stateflow, rule the waves!";
dest = substr(str,0,9);

Tips

• Use zero-based indexing.

• Enclose literal strings with single or double quotes.

Version History

Introduced in R2018b