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rmfield

Remove fields from structure

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Syntax

s = rmfield(s,field)

Description

s = rmfield(s,field) removes the specified field or fields from structure array s. Specify multiple fields using a cell array of character vectors or a string array. The dimensions of s remain the same.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Define a scalar structure with fields named a, b, and c. 

s.a = 1;
s.b = 2;
s.c = 3;

Remove field b. 

field = 'b';
s = rmfield(s,field)
s = struct with fields:
    a: 1
    c: 3
Open Live Script

Define a scalar structure with fields first, second, third, and fourth. 

S.first = 1;
S.second = 2;
S.third = 3;
S.fourth = 4;

Remove fields first and fourth. 

fields = {'first','fourth'};
S = rmfield(S,fields)
S = struct with fields:
    second: 2
     third: 3

Input Arguments

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Input structure, specified as a structure array.

Data Types: struct

Field name or names, specified as a character array, cell array of character vectors, or string array.

Example: 'f1'

Example: {'f1';'f2'}

Data Types: char | cell | string

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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