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StringDrop

StringDrop["string", n]
gives "string" with its first n characters dropped.

StringDrop["string", -n]
gives "string" with its last n characters dropped.

StringDrop["string", {n}]
gives "string" with its n

character dropped.

StringDrop["string", {m, n}]
gives "string" with characters m through n dropped.

StringDrop[{s₁, s₂, ...}, spec]
gives the list of results for each of the

.

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StringDrop["string", {m, n, s}] drops characters m through n in steps of s.

StringDrop uses the standard Mathematica sequence specification.

Basic Examples (3)

Drop the first 4 characters from a string:

Use InputForm to show quotes:

Out[2]//InputForm=

Drop from the end of the string:

Drop characters 5 through 10:

Properties & Relations (3)

Possible Issues (1)

Drop StringTake StringPosition StringReplacePart

Operations on Strings

Special Characters

String Manipulation

String Operations

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