===SimplifyTicks===

The **SimplifyTicks** function of the [[mplreport]] class takes an array of strings and removes any text that is common among all of the array elements at both the start and the end of the array.

==Parameters==

^Parameter^Type^Default^Meaning^
|arr|list||The array of strings to process|

==Return==

This function returns an array of strings with the common elements removed.

==Example==

<code>
arr = ["Motor A Oil Temperature","Motor B Oil Temperature","Motor C Oil Temperature"]
print(str(report.SimplifyTicks(arr)))
</code>

This code would output the array...

<code>
A,B,C
</code>