strlen

Description

Find the length of a string

Arguments and Return Values

Arguments: A string or text buffer

Return Value: A 1xNx1 array for N lines of text

Usage

Syntax: strlen(STRING/TEXT)

strlen() will return the number of characters in a string or the number of characters for each line of a text buffer. In the case of a string strlen() will return a single integer. In the case of a text buffer it will return a 1xNx1 array where N is the number of lines of text.

Examples

dv> stuff
"This is a sample line of text"

dv> strlen(stuff)
29

dv> poem 
Text Buffer with 3 lines of text
    1: The sun was shining on the sea, shining with all it's might
    2: He did his very best to make the billows smooth and bright
    3: And this was odd because it was the middle of the night

dv> strlen(poem)
1x3x1 array of int, bsq format [12 bytes]
59
58
55