strncpy

Copy characters from strings

Calling Sequence

res = strncpy(str1,num)

Arguments

:str1 A character string or matrix of character strings : :num matrix Maximum number of characters to be copied from source : :res A character string or matrix of character strings :

Description

res = strncpy(str1,num) Copies the first num characters of source to destination.

num must have same dimensions than str1 or str2 must be a number.

Examples

strncpy('scilab',3)
strncpy(['scilab','SciLab';'strncpy','strstr'],3)
strncpy(['scilab','SciLab';'strncpy','strstr'],[1,2;3,4])

See Also

• strcat concatenate character strings
• strcmp compare character strings