length

Type

function

Summary

Returns the number of characters in a string.

Syntax

the length of <string>

length(<string>)

Description

Use the length function to find out how many characters are in a string, in order to process each character.

The length of a string is the number of characters in the string. The expression the length of string is equivalent to

    the number of chars in string 

If the string is empty, its length is zero.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
string	string

Examples

the length of "ABC" -- returns 3

repeat with x = 1 to the length of receivedData

put char (length(it) - 3) to (length(it)) of it into myExtension

Value

Name	Type	Description
return		The length function returns a non-negative integer.

Related

control structure: function

function: offset, number

glossary: return, non-negative

keyword: character, characters, integer, string

operator: begins with, ends with

property: number

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile