Len function

Syntax

Len(str)

Description

Use the Len function to determine the number of characters in a string. If the string contains Unicode non-BMP characters, each code unit of the surrogate pair is counted as a separate character.

Returns

Returns a Number value equal to the number of characters, including spaces, in str.

Example

The following example sets &STRLEN to 10, then to 0:

&STRLEN = Len("PeopleSoft");
&STRLEN = Len("");