length
OPL function to return the number of characters of a string
Purpose
OPL function to return the number of characters of a string.
| type |
|---|
int |
Syntax
length(string s)
Description
Returns
the number of characters in the string s.
You can use this function within IBM ILOG Script statements by specifying
the OPL namespace:
( Opl.xxx() )
Example
string s="Paris";
int l=length(s);
execute
{
writeln("length(\"",s,"\") gives ",l);
}
Result
length("Paris") gives 5