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Len Function
This standard VB function returns the length of a string or string variable. Syntax A
Len(string) Syntax B
Len(varName)
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string |
A string or an expression that evaluates to a string |
varName |
A variable that contains a string |
Returns
The length of string or the string contained in the variable varName. Usage
If the argument is a string, the number of characters in the string is returned. If the argument is a variant variable, Len returns the number of bytes required to represent its value as a string; otherwise, the length of the built-in data type or user-defined type is returned. If syntax B is used, and varName is a variant containing a NULL, Len returns a Null variant. Example
This example returns the length of a name entered by the user (including spaces). Sub Button_Click Dim username as String username = "Chris Smith" count = Len(username) End Sub
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InStr Function
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