Length (String function)

The length of the string (String class)

This intrinsic function returns the length in bytes of the method object string.

Length is available as of version 7.2 of the Sirius Mods.

Syntax

%length = string:Length

Syntax terms

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

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

Float class String class Unicode class	List of Float methods List of String methods List of Unicode methods List of Intrinsic methods	Float methods syntax String methods syntax Unicode methods syntax
Notation conventions for methods

List of intrinsic String methods