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strlen

strlen --  counts the number of characters in a string.

Syntax

strlen (string)

Arguments

string

A string.

Returns

The number of characters in the string.

Example

    Gamma> strlen("Hello");
    5
    Gamma> strlen("How about a cup of coffee?");
    26
    Gamma>

See Also

length

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