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$LENGTH

1984 Version of ANSI Standard

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3.2.8 Functions function

$L[ENGTH]( expr )

returns an integer which is the number of characters in the value of expr. If the value of expr is the empty string, $L(expr) returns the value 0.

$L[ENGTH]( expr1, expr2 )

returns the number plus one of nonoverlapping occurrences of expr2 in expr1. If the value of expr2 is the empty string, then $L returns the value 0.

See also the transition diagram for $Length.

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