Method

Len

Description

Returns the number of characters in the specified string.

result=Len(string)

OR

result=stringVariable.Len

Part	Type	Description
result	Integer	The number of characters in string.
string	String	Any valid string expression.
stringVariable	String	Any variable of type String.

If you need the number of bytes in the string rather than the number of characters, use the String.Bytes function.

This example uses the Len function to return the number of characters in a string.

Var n As Integer
n = Len("Hello world") // returns 11
Var s As String
s = "Hello World"
n = s.Len // returns 11

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