.length
The .length
property returns the number of characters in a string.
Syntax
string.length;
The string
can either be a literal sequence of characters surrounded by quotes or a variable that refers to such a sequence.
Example
The following example outputs the .length
property of a string literal:
console.log('I love New York!'.length);// Output: 16
Codebyte Example
In the example below, a string is stored in a variable greeting
. Its .length
property is then printed to the console: