Use members of the string class to manipulate, generate, search for, and convert strings.
| Function | Description |
| base2dec | Base number (string) to decimal number |
| bin2dec | Binary number (string) to decimal number |
| blanks | String of blanks |
| char | Returns character representation |
| deblank | Removes trailing blank spaces |
| dec2base | Decimal number to base number (string) |
| dec2bin | Decimal number to binary number (string) |
| dec2hex | Decimal number to hexadecimal number (string) |
| eval | Executes scripts in a string |
| findstr | Finds a string within a string |
| hex2dec | Hexadecimal number (string) to decimal number |
| hex2num | Hexadecimal to double-precision number |
| int2str | Integers to a string |
| lower | Replaces with lowercase letters |
| mat2str | Numeric matrix to string |
| num2str | Numbers to string |
| setstr | Returns character representation |
| sprintf | Formats input |
| sscanf | Formatted string input |
| str2double | String to double |
| str2mat | Strings to character matrix |
| str2num | Strings to numeric matrix |
| str2rng | Spreadsheet range to numerical range |
| strcat | Concatenates character matrices horizontally |
| strcmp | String comparison |
| strcmpi | String comparison ignoring case |
| strfind | Finds a string in another string |
| strjust | Justifies string |
| strmatch | Matches strings |
| strncmp | String comparison of the first n characters |
| strncmpi | String comparison of the first n characters ignoring case |
| strrep | String replacement |
| strtok | Token in a string |
| strvcat | Concatenates character matrices vertically |
| upper | Replaces with uppercase letters |
| vectorize | Vectorizes strings |