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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)
Argument Description 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 SubSee Also
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Siebel VB Language Reference Published: 18 June 2003 |