Lua .len()

The .len() method returns the length of a string, measured in bytes. It is equivalent to using the length operator (#).

Syntax

string.len(s)

• s: The input string whose length is to be determined.

Note: Calling .len() without any arguments will result in an error.

Example

The following example demonstrates the usage of the .len() method:

hello = "hello"
hello_len = string.len(hello)
print(hello_len)

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The above code produces the following output:

5

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