length(string)
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SWiSH Player Support
SWF5 or later - Supported Internally

Syntax
length(expression)
length(variable)
string.length


Arguments
expression: A string.
variable: The name of a variable containing a string.

Returns
length of the string defined by the expression or variable.

Description
String function: Returns the length of the specified string or variable name.

Sample
onLoad () {
    s = "dude";
    trace(length(s));
}

// returns the value 4


or,

onLoad () {
    s = "dude";
    trace(s.length);
}

// returns the value 4