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vim script: strlen

strlen returns the number of bytes in a string. Use strchars to get the number of characters in a string.

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"  ..\run_ strlen
"

redir > strlen.out

echo strlen("1234567890")
" 10

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"    strlen returns the number of bytes in a string,
"    not the length of the string in characters:
"
echo strlen("äöü")
" 6

"
"    Use strchars to get the number 
"    characters:
"
echo strchars("äöü")
" 3

q

Github repository about-vim, path: /vimscript/functions/strlen.vim

vim script: strlen

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