Name

strncpy — Copy characters from strings

Calling Sequence

res = strncpy(str1,num)

Parameters

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 , strcmp