Elemental Intrinsic Function (Generic): Returns the length of the character argument without counting trailing blank characters.
Syntax
Results:
The result is a scalar of type integer. If kind is present, the kind parameter of the result is that specified by kind; otherwise, the kind parameter of the result is that of default integer. If the processor cannot represent the result value in the kind of the result, the result is undefined.
The result has a value equal to the number of characters remaining after any trailing blanks in string are removed. If the argument contains only blank characters, the result is zero.
Compatibility
CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB
Examples
In these examples, the symbol - represents a blank.
LEN_TRIM ('---C--D---') has the value 7.
LEN_TRIM ('-----') has the value 0.
The following shows another example:
INTEGER LEN1
LEN1 = LEN_TRIM (' GOOD DAY ') ! returns 9
LEN1 = LEN_TRIM (' ') ! returns 0