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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.
 
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