Returns the number of characters in the specified String.

Syntax
result = Len( string )
result = stringVariable.Len( )

Parameters
string	String	Any valid string expression.

Return Value
Result	Integer	The number of characters in string.

Notes

If you need the number of bytes in the String rather than the number of characters, use the LenB function.

Examples

This example uses the Len function to return the number of characters in a string.

Dim n As Integer
n=Len("Hello world") //returns 11