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length()

Syntax

    string.length
    length(string)

Description

Function; returns the number of characters in the string specified by `string`, including spaces and control characters such as TAB and RETURN.

Example

This statement displays the number of characters in the string "Macro"&"media":

    put ("Macro" & "media").length
    -- 10

Example

This statement checks whether the content of the field cast member File Name has more than 31 characters and if it does, displays an alert:

    if member("File Name").text.length > 31 then
    	alert "That file name is too long."
    end if"

See also

`chars()`, `offset() (string function)`