# Why no mutating filter function for strings?

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-no-mutating-filter-function-for-strings/50213
**Category:** General Usage
**Tags:** question
**Created:** [November 16, 2020, 6:11am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-no-mutating-filter-function-for-strings/50213 "2020-11-16T06:11:59Z")
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### Author: ![stevengj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/stevengj/32/71_2.png) [@stevengj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/stevengj)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-no-mutating-filter-function-for-strings/50213/9 "2024-07-22T02:46:55Z")

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