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).

Why no mutating filter function for strings?

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Why no mutating filter function for strings?

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