Length (String function)

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.

Length syntax

  %len = 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