eraseURLs

Erase HTTP and HTTPS URLs from text

Syntax

newStr = eraseURLs(str)

Description

newStr = eraseURLs(str) erases HTTP and HTTPS URLs from the elements of str.

Examples

Erase URL from Text

Erase the URL from the text in str.

str = "For more information, see https://www.mathworks.com";
newStr = eraseURLs(str)

newStr = 
"For more information, see "

Input Arguments

str — Input text

string array | character vector | cell array of character vectors

Input text, specified as a string array, character vector, or cell array of character vectors.

Example: ["An example of a short sentence."; "A second short sentence."]

Data Types: string | char | cell

Output Arguments

newStr — Output text

string array | character vector | cell array of character vectors

Output text, returned as a string array, character vector, or cell array of character vectors. str and newStr have the same data type.

Version History

Introduced in R2017b