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


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
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<tr><th>%length</th>
<tr><th>%length</th>
<td>A variable to receive the numeric result of the <var>Length</var> method.</td></tr>
<td>A variable to receive the numeric result of the <var>Length</var> method.</td></tr>
<tr><th><string</th>
<tr><th>string</th>
<td>The <var class="term">string</var> to which the method is applied.</td></tr>
<td>The <var class="term">string</var> to which the method is applied.</td></tr>
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==Usage Notes==
==Usage Notes==
<ul><li><var>Length</var> is available as of <var class="product">Sirius Mods</var> version 7.2.</ul>
<ul><li><var>Length</var> is available as of <var class="product">[[Sirius Mods|"Sirius Mods"]]</var> version 7.2.</ul>


==Examples==
==Examples==

Revision as of 08:11, 23 February 2011

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