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====== ugBASIC User Manual ======

===== LEN ✓ =====

===== SYNTAX =====
     = LEN( text )

==== PURPOSE ====


the ''LEN'' command (short for "length") is used to determine the length 
of a string, or the total number of characters in the string. This 
is a very useful command when you need to know the size of a string 
to perform manipulation or comparison operations.

You can check whether a string exceeds a certain maximum length or not.
You can use ''LEN'' to create strings of a fixed length by adding spaces 
or other characters. You can combine ''LEN'' with other functions such as 
''LEFT$'', ''RIGHT$'', and ''MID$'' to extract and modify parts of a string.
You can compare the length of two strings to make decisions in your program.



==== EXAMPLE ====
    x = LEN( "TEST" )


See also the following example files:
  * ''[[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/ugbasic/tree/main/examples/strings_len_01.bas|strings_len_01.bas]]''


==== AVAILABLE ON ====


==== ANY PROBLEM? ====
If you have encountered a problem using this command, if you think there is a bug or the explanation is unclear, please [[https://github.com/spotlessmind1975/ugbasic/issues/new?title=ISSUE ON LEN|open an issue]] for this keyword on GitHub. Thank you!===== POWERED BY =====

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