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Len - Obtain the Length of the String

Valid on NetWare, Symbian OS, UNIX, Windows and Windows CE

The Len function obtains the length of the string str.

This string manipulation function has the format:

Len(str as String) as Integer

str

Identifies the specified string.

This function returns the number of characters in the string str.

Example: Len function

This example shows how the string operations work.

Dim text As String
Text="Unicenter TNG"

Print("Left(text,3) : " + Left(text,3))  'Uni
Print("Mid(text,4,6) : " + Mid(text,4,6)) 'center
Print("Right(text,3) : " + Right(text,3)) 'TNG
Print("Length    : " + Str(Len(text))) '13