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StringLength

Usage

• StringLength["string"] gives the number of characters in a string.


Notes

• Example: StringLength["tiger"]LongRightArrow .
• StringLength counts special characters such as as single characters, even if their full names involve many characters.
• StringLength[{ , , ... }] gives the list of lengths of each of the .
• See Section 2.8.2.
• See also: Length, Characters.
• New in Version 1; modified in 5.1.
Further Examples


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