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Returns:
  • the length of a string, i.e., the number of characters in the string (including spaces and binary zeros).
  • the size of a buffer, i.e., the number of bytes in the buffer.
WEBDEV - Browser codePHP In this version, you cannot find out the size of a buffer.
Example
Length("Quasimodo")      // Returns 9
Length(" Quasimodo ")    // Returns 11
Length("A" + Charact(0))  // Returns 2
Length("")               // Returns 0
Length(" ")              // Returns 1
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MyBuffer is Buffer = "Developing is fantastic"
Length(MyBuffer)       // Returns 23
Syntax

Getting the length of a string Hide the details

<Result> = Length(<Initial string>)
<Result>: Integer
Number of characters in the string.
<Initial string>: Character string
Character string whose size will be calculated.
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Getting the size of a buffer Hide the details

<Result> = Length(<Initial buffer>)
<Result>: Integer
Number of bytes in the buffer.
<Initial buffer>: Buffer
Buffer whose size will be calculated.
LinuxiPhone/iPadIOS WidgetApple Watch In UNICODE, each character occupies four memory bytes. Therefore, the size of a buffer containing a UNICODE string corresponds to four times the number of characters actually found in the string in Windows.
Component: wd300vm.dll
See also
Minimum version required
  • Version 9
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https://youtu.be/SN-gjz1fmlY


n_tamanho_rntrc is int=Length(EDT_Rodo_rntrc_2)
IF n_tamanho_rntrc=8 THEN
// correto
ELSE
Info("Informar 8 Digitos Rntrc")
ReturnToCapture(EDT_Rodo_rntrc_2)
END
amarildo
08 Dec. 2018

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