Returns the number of characters in a string field.
Function Traits: FieldComputationFunction, Transformation
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
as | string | optional | _length | Name of output field. |
field[a] | string | required | The name of the input field to length. | |
The parameter name for field can be omitted; the following forms are equivalent:
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length("value")and:
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length(field="value")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")