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|return_text=that is the number of characters in '''str''' | |return_text=that is the number of characters in '''str'''. | ||
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* The index of the last character is not equal to the string length. | |||
** Character indexes start at zero (the index of the first character is zero). | |||
* [[llStringLength]] returns the number of characters - not bytes - in the string. | |||
** Some functions that accept strings are limited to bytes, not characters. | |||
** LSL-2 uses UTF-8 strings and Mono uses UTF-16; both support multibyte characters. | |||
** To get the number of bytes in a string instead, use the example snippet on [[llStringToBase64]] (there is no native LSL function to do this). | |||
|constants | |constants | ||
|examples= | |examples= | ||
< | <source lang="lsl2"> | ||
// assumptions: | // assumptions: | ||
// object name: LSLWiki | // object name: LSLWiki | ||
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} | } | ||
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|also_functions={{LSL DefineRow||[[llGetListLength]]|}} | |also_functions={{LSL DefineRow||[[llGetListLength]]|}} | ||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 21 August 2025
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Summary
Function: integer llStringLength( string str );| 0.0 | Forced Delay |
| 10.0 | Energy |
Returns an integer that is the number of characters in str.
| • string | str |
Caveats
- The index of the last character is not equal to the string length.
- Character indexes start at zero (the index of the first character is zero).
- llStringLength returns the number of characters - not bytes - in the string.
- Some functions that accept strings are limited to bytes, not characters.
- LSL-2 uses UTF-8 strings and Mono uses UTF-16; both support multibyte characters.
- To get the number of bytes in a string instead, use the example snippet on llStringToBase64 (there is no native LSL function to do this).
Examples
// assumptions:
// object name: LSLWiki
// script name: _lslwiki
default
{
state_entry()
{
string HowLongAmI = "123";
integer strlen = llStringLength(HowLongAmI);
llOwnerSay( "'" + HowLongAmI + "' has " +(string) strlen + " characters.");
// The owner of object LSLWiki will hear
// LSLWiki: '123' has 3 characters.
}
}
See Also
Functions
| • | llGetListLength |
Deep Notes
Signature |
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function integer llStringLength( string str ); |