Is there a reason why julia> str = " a" " a" julia> filter(isspace, str) " " works but julia> filter!(isspace, str) ERROR: MethodError: no method matching filter!(::typeof(isspace), ::String) Closest candidates are: filter!(::Any, ::AbstractArray{T,1} where T) at array.jl:2503 filter!(::Any,…

This is probably because strings are immutable. Methods with ! work by modifying the container passed to them, but you can’t modify a string in Julia (for performance reasons).

Putting 2 and 2 together, I realise that other functions return SubStrings. Though I just end up using str = filter(..., str) anyway, changing the original variable. Though I’m surprised that there’s no equivalent of push! and deleteat!. I’ll read up more on this. Thanks!

You could always make an issue asking for this feature. That said, one critical difference between a function like filter and a function like findfirst is that the latter always returns a result which can be described by a single start and end index, while the former can require extensive auxiliary …

[image] kapple: Though I’m surprised that there’s no equivalent of push! and deleteat! What would they do on an immutable object?

[image] Oscar_Smith: You could always make an issue asking for this feature. Sorry, I’m coming across wrong. I’m new to Julia and am learning why the design of the language is in certain ways. My asking was not an expectation of conformation to a structure, but an inquiry for better understan…

[image] kapple: Throw an error I suppose. But they already do, eg julia> push!("I am immutable", 'q') ERROR: MethodError: no method matching push!(::String, ::Char)

And likewise for filter! as per my original post, yes. I was thinking an error that mentions an inappropriate attempt to mutate an immutable object, rather than no method defined for that combination of input variable types.

Why no mutating filter function for strings?

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Why no mutating filter function for strings?

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