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Remove surrounding quotation marks from `*str` if present.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<baljsn_parserutil.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
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static
bool
stripQuotes(std::string_view* str);
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== Description

If the specified `*str` is at least two characters long and begins and ends with quotation marks ("), then remove the first and last characters; otherwise, do not modify `*str`. Return `true` if `*str` was modified.

== Return Value

`true` if `*str` was modified

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *str*
| string view that may be trimmed of surrounding quotes
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