codeunits

Type

keyword

Summary

Used with the number function to designate codeunits as part of a Unicode string.

Syntax

codeunits

Description

Use the codeunits keyword to count the number of codeunits making up a string.

A codeunit refers to the encoded units in which codepoints are stored (e.g. 16 bit words in UTF-16 or 8-bit bytes in UTF-8)

Use the expression

    the number of codeunits of tString

to find out how many codeunits make up a Unicode string.

Examples

get the number of codeunits of tString

Related

function: number

glossary: function

keyword: characters, codepoint, codeunits, character, codeunit, bytes, byte

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 7.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile