# PurgeChar - script and chart function

PurgeChar() returns a string consisting of the characters contained in the input string ('text'), excluding any that appear in the second argument ('remove\_chars').

Syntax:

PurgeChar(text, remove\_chars)

Return data type: string

Arguments:

Arguments

| Argument | Description |
| --- | --- |
| text | The original string. |
| remove\_chars | A string containing the characters in text to be removed. |

Return data type: string

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/StringFunctions/PurgeChar.htm)

#### Example: Chart expressions

| Example | Result |
| --- | --- |
| `PurgeChar<br>( 'a1b2c3','123' )` | Returns 'abc'. |
| `PurgeChar<br>( 'a1b2c3','312' )` | Returns 'abc'. |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/StringFunctions/PurgeChar.htm)

#### Example: Load script

```
T1:
Load 
*, 
purgechar(String1, String2) as PurgeChar;  
Load * inline [
String1, String2
'a1b2c3', '123'
]; 
				
```

Results

Qlik SenseQlik Sense table showing the output from using the PurgeCharPurgeChar function in the load script.

| String1 | String2 | PurgeChar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| a1b2c3 | 123 | abc |

## Learn more

* [KeepChar - script and chart function](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense/November2024/Subsystems/Hub/Content/Sense_Hub/Scripting/StringFunctions/KeepChar.htm)