STR_LENGTH, STR_LNG

Script Function: Returns the length of a string

Syntax

STR_LENGTH (String)
STR_LNG (String)

Syntax	Description/Format
String	Alphanumeric string Format: script literal or script variable

Return code
Number of string characters

Both script functions are functionally identical.

Examples

The following script returns the length of the string (2):

:SET &LENGTH# = STR_LENGTH("AE")

The following example returns 18 as the number of characters.

:SET &number# = STR_LENGTH(" Automic software ")

The following example checks the value (string) that is assigned to a script variable, and retrieves the length of the string.

:SET &number# = STR_LENGTH(&string)