.length

Published Jul 5, 2022
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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.

Codebyte Example

In the example below, the .length property of the variable greeting is logged to the console:

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