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number (characters)

Syntax

    the number of chars in chunkExpression

Description

Chunk expression; returns a count of the characters in a chunk expression.

Chunk expressions are any character (including spaces and control characters such as tabs and carriage returns), word, item, or line in any container of characters. Containers include field cast members and variables that hold strings, and specified characters, words, items, lines, and ranges in containers.

Note: The `count()` function provides a more efficient alternative for determining the number of characters in a chunk expression.

Example

This statement displays the number of characters in the string "Macromedia, the Multimedia Company" in the Message window:

    put the number of chars in "Macromedia, the Multimedia Company"

The result is 34.

Example

This statement sets the variable `charCounter` to the number of characters in the word i located in the string Names:

    charCounter = the number of chars in member("Names").word[i]

You can accomplish the same thing with text cast members using the syntax:

    charCounter = member("Names").word[i].char.count

See also

`length()`, `char...of`, `count()`, `number (items)`, `number (lines)`, `number (words)`