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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)
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