API16:JString/strlen

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Description

UTF-8 aware alternative to strlen Returns the number of characters in the string (NOT THE NUMBER OF BYTES),

Syntax

static strlen($str)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$str		UTF-8 string

Returns

int number of UTF-8 characters in string

Defined in

libraries/joomla/utilities/string.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.utilities.string' );

Source Body

public static function strlen($str){
        return utf8_strlen($str);
}

Examples

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