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This [[Intrinsic classes|intrinsic]] function returns the length in bytes of the method object string. 
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Length is available as of version 7.2 of the [[Sirius Mods]].                                           
===Length syntax===                                                                                     
  %len = string:length                                                                                 
===Syntax Terms===                                                                                     
<dl>                                                                                                   
<dt>%len                                                                                               
<dd>A variable to receive the numeric result of the Length method.                                     
<dt>string                                                                                             
<dd>The string to which the method is applied.                                                         
                                                                                                       
</dl>                                                                                                   
===Examples===                                                                                         
                                                                                                       
The following statement places the length of the string in %x into %y.                                 
    %y = %x:length                                                                                     
                                                                                                       
The following statement places the length of the string "Tahquamenon"                                   
(that is, 11) into %y.                                                                                 
    %y = 'Tahquamenon':length


===See also===                                                                                       
The <var>Length</var>  [[Intrinsic classes|intrinsic]] function that returns the length, in bytes, of the method object <var class="term">string</var>.
[[List of intrinsic String methods]]


[[Category:Intrinsic String methods|Length function]]
==Syntax==
[[Category:Intrinsic methods]]
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===Syntax terms===
<table class="syntaxTable">
<tr><th>%length</th>
<td>A variable to receive the numeric result of the <var>Length</var> method.</td></tr>
<tr><th>string</th>
<td>The <var class="term">string</var> to which the method is applied.</td></tr>
</table>
 
==Usage Notes==
<ul><li><var>Length</var> is available as of <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods|Sirius Mods]]</var> version 7.2.</ul>
 
==Examples==
<ol><li>
The following statement places the length of the string in %x into %y.
<p class="code">%y = %x:length
</p>
<li>The following statement places the length of the string <code>'Tahquamenon'</code> (that is, 11) into %y.
<p class="code">%y = 'Tahquamenon':length
</p></ol>
 
==See also==
{{Template:String:Length footer}}

Latest revision as of 18:29, 2 November 2012

The length of the string (String class)


The Length intrinsic function that returns the length, in bytes, of the method object string.

Syntax

%length = string:Length

Syntax terms

%length A variable to receive the numeric result of the Length method.
string The string to which the method is applied.

Usage Notes

Examples

  1. The following statement places the length of the string in %x into %y.

    %y = %x:length

  2. The following statement places the length of the string 'Tahquamenon' (that is, 11) into %y.

    %y = 'Tahquamenon':length

See also