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- Synopsis:
- $strlen(<string>)
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- Technical:
- This function is used to determine the length, in characters, of a given
- string.
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- Practical:
- This function is effectively the same as the $@var notation, except that
- $@var only works for variables, not functions or automatic expandos.
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- Returns:
- >0 number of characters in string
- 0 no string given
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- Examples:
- $strlen($1-3) returns length of args $1 to $3
- $strlen(epic is cool) returns "12"
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- See Also:
- Special_Vars(7); numwords(6)
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