MBLen

NLS Function: Returns the number of characters in a multibyte-character string, including trailing blanks.

Module: USE DFNLS

Syntax

result = MBLen (string)

string
(Input) CHARACTER*(*). String whose characters are to be counted. Can contain multibyte characters.

Results:

The result is of type INTEGER(4). The result is the number of characters in string.

MBLen recognizes multibyte-character sequences according to the multibyte codepage currently in use. It does not test for multibyte-character validity.

Compatibility

CONSOLE STANDARD GRAPHICS QUICKWIN GRAPHICS WINDOWS DLL LIB

See Also: MBLen_Trim, MBStrLead