StringLength (FPScript)

21.09.2021

Determines the number of characters in a string.

Syntax

StringLength(String)

 

The syntax of the StringLength function consists of the following parts:

Part

Description

String

String for which the length is to be determined.

Permitted data structures are scalar value, data series und data matrix. Supported data types are string.

Remarks

The data type of the result is always 32-bit integer.

The structure of the result corresponds to that of the argument String.

If an argument is a list, then the first element in the list is taken. If this is also a list, then the process is repeated.

Available in

FlexPro Basic, Professional, Developer Suite

Examples

StringLength("This is an example")

Results in 18.

StringLength({"M312", "M344624", "M99"})

Results in {4, 7, 3}.

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