Computes the number of characters in a string field.

ParameterTypeRequiredDefault ValueDescription
asstringoptional[a]_length Name of output field.
field[b]stringrequired  The name of the input field to length.

[a] Optional parameters use their default value unless explicitly set.

[b] The parameter name field can be omitted.

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length() Examples

The number of characters in the @rawstring field:

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length(@rawstring)

The number of characters in the @rawstring field, putting it in the field rawLength:

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length(@rawstring, as="rawLength")