| Syntax |
length ( s : string ) : int
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| Description |
The length function returns the number of characters in the string. The string must be initialized. For example, length("table") is 5.
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| Example |
This program inputs three words and outputs their lengths.
var word : string
for i : 1 .. 3
get word
put length ( word )
end for
If the words are "cat", "robin" and "crow", the program will output 3, 5 and 4.
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| Details |
The length function gives the current length of the string. To find the maximum length of a string, use upper. For example, given the declaration var s : string (10), upper (s) returns 10.
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| See also |
upper.
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