Get only block name from get() function

How can I get only the name of the block without the port number?

I have this line:

blockname_and_portnum = get(line_connection_handler,'SourcePort');

and it gives me:

Step:1

but I need only Step. I want to get this without any extractBefore functions for code optimization. It is possible to get only block name from the function get()?

Answer 1

[Shreshth]

Hi Ewela,

There is no direct way to get the block name from a line handler without using any string manipulation functions in MATLAB. The block name and port number are typically returned as a single string, so some form of string manipulation is necessary to extract just the block name.