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Len (the global function) is here for compatibility with Visual Basic. You should instead use String.Length.

Method

Returns the number of characters in the specified string.

Syntax

Introduced 5.0
result=Len(string)
OR
result=stringVariable.Len

Part	Type	Description
result	Integer	The number of characters in string.
string	String	Any valid string expression.
stringVariable	String	Any variable of type String.

Notes

If you need the number of bytes in the string rather than the number of characters, use the LenB function.

Examples

This example uses the Len function to return the number of characters in a string.

Var n As Integer
n = Len("Hello world") // returns 11
Var s As String
s = "Hello World"
n = s.Len // returns 11

See Also

Asc, Chr, InStr, LenB, Mid, Right functions.