PHP strlen function

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strlen

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

strlen — Get string lengthDescriptionint strlen ( string string )

Returns the length of the given string.

Parameters

string

The string being measured for length.


Return Values

The length of the string on success,
and 0 if the string is empty.

Examples

Example 1. A strlen() example

$str = 'abcdef';
echo strlen($str); // 6
 
$str = ' ab cd ';
echo strlen($str); // 7

See Also

count()mb_strlen()


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Published:
2.26.07 / 12am
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PHP Functions
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