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strings.length
strings.length(string_value)
Description
Returns the number of characters in the input string.
Param data types
STRING
Return type
INT
Code samples
Example 1
The following is an example with a string test.
strings.length("str") = 3
Example 2
The following is an example with an empty string as input.
strings.length("") = 0
Example 3
The following is an example with a special char string.
strings.length("!@#$%^&*()-_") = 12
Example 4
The following is an example with a string with spaces.
strings.length("This is a test string") = 21
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Last updated 2025-07-14 UTC.
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