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KeywordAbbreviationToken (hex)Version(s)Classification
LENnoneC31.0+Function

  Syntax  
LEN ( string )

ParametersTypeLegal Value(s)Default ValueNote(s)
stringString
any

ReturnsTypeValue(s)Note(s)
numberInteger
0 to 255

  Purpose  
Returns the number of characters in a text string.

  Remarks  
The LEN function simply returns the number of characters in the given string.  Useful for testing or manipulating strings.

TYPE MISMATCH ERROR is generated if a numeric expression or variable is supplied as a "string".


Examples:
PRINT LEN("")
 0 

READY.
PRINT LEN("65")
 2 

READY.
PRINT LEN(65)

?TYPE MISMATCH ERROR
READY.
PRINT LEN(STR$(65))
 3

READY.
PRINT LEN(CHR$(65))
 1

READY.
PRINT LEN(HEX$(65))
 4

READY.

  Compare With  
ASC, DEC, INSTR, VAL

  Contrast With  
CHR$, ERR$, HEX$, STR$

  See Also  
GET, INPUT, LEFT$, MID$, RIGHT$

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