Built-in Functions → length
length() is a string function that returns the length of a string.
Note
length() returns the length of its string
argument, including spaces.
Signature
length(string exp)
The following table illustrates the length() parameter:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
string exp | an expression evaluating to string |
Returns
int
Example
Find the length of the string "San Mateo".
length("San Mateo")
In this example, length
returns 9.