Programmer Guide/Command Reference/LINELENGTH - Revision history

Jw at 09:25, 4 March 2016

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}The <code>LINELENGTH</code> command returns the length of its arguments, all concatenated and separated by one space character from one another.		{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}
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			The <code>LINELENGTH</code> command returns the length of its arguments, all concatenated and separated by one space character from one another.
	<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>		<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>

Christian at 15:43, 11 April 2011

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	The following example returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2 whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the other separating "b" from "c":		The following example returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2 whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the other separating "b" from "c":
	#a := linelength a b c		#a := linelength a b c

	This also returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2 whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the other separating "b" from "c":		This also returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2 whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the other separating "b" from "c":
	#a := linelength a b c		#a := linelength a b c

	This also also returns 5 - due to quoting, there is only one argument with the value of "a b c"		This also also returns 5 - due to quoting, there is only one argument with the value of "a b c"
	#a := linelength 'a b c'		#a := linelength 'a b c'

	This returns 6 - there is exactly one quoted argument, and under quotes, each whitespace character counts:		This returns 6 - there is exactly one quoted argument, and under quotes, each whitespace character counts:
	#a := linelength 'a b c'		#a := linelength 'a b c'
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	// returns 5 (length of "hello")		// returns 5 (length of "hello")
	#len := length hello world		#len := length hello world

	// returns 11 (length of "hello", plus one delimiting character,		// returns 11 (length of "hello", plus one delimiting character,
	// plus length of "world")		// plus length of "world")
	#len := linelength hello world		#len := linelength hello world

Christian at 15:42, 11 April 2011

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	<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>		<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>

	// returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2		The following example returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2 whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the other separating "b" from "c":
	// whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the
	// other separating "b" from "c"
	#a := linelength a b c		#a := linelength a b c

	// also returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2		This also returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2 whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the other separating "b" from "c":
	// whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the
	// other separating "b" from "c"
	#a := linelength a b c		#a := linelength a b c

	// returns 5 - due to quoting, the ~~first argument now is~~ "a b c"		This also also returns 5 - due to quoting, there is only one argument with the value of "a b c"
	#a := linelength 'a b c'		#a := linelength 'a b c'

	// returns 6 - there is exactly one quoted argument, and under		This returns 6 - there is exactly one quoted argument, and under quotes, each whitespace character counts:
	// quotes, each whitespace character counts
	#a := linelength 'a b c'		#a := linelength 'a b c'

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	// returns 5 (length of "hello")		// returns 5 (length of "hello")
	#len := ~~linelength~~ hello world		#len := length hello world

	// returns 11 (length of "hello", plus one delimiting character,		// returns 11 (length of "hello", plus one delimiting character,
	// plus length of "world")		// plus length of "world")
	#len := linelength hello world		#len := linelength hello world

Christian at 15:41, 11 April 2011

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}} The <code>LINELENGTH</code> command returns the length of its arguments, all concatenated and separated by one space character from one another.		{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}The <code>LINELENGTH</code> command returns the length of its arguments, all concatenated and separated by one space character from one another.
	<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>		<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>

Christian at 15:40, 11 April 2011

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}} The <code>LINELENGTH</code> command returns the length of its arguments, all concatenated and separated by one space character from one another.

	The <code>LINELENGTH</code> command returns the length of its arguments, all concatenated and separated by one space character from one another.
	<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>		<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>

Christian at 15:40, 11 April 2011

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	// returns 5 - due to quoting, the first argument now is "a b c"		// returns 5 - due to quoting, the first argument now is "a b c"
	#a := linelength 'a b c'		#a := linelength 'a b c'

	// returns 6 - there is exactly one quoted argument, and under		// returns 6 - there is exactly one quoted argument, and under
	// quotes, each whitespace character counts		// quotes, each whitespace character counts

Christian at 15:40, 11 April 2011

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{SUBPAGENAME}}}}
	~~==LINELENGTH==~~

	<code><var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>~~string~~</var></~~code~~>		The <code>LINELENGTH</code> command returns the length of its arguments, all concatenated and separated by one space character from one another.
			<var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var>

	-~~> var~~ = '~~numberofcharacters~~'		// returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2
			// whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the
			// other separating "b" from "c"
			#a := linelength a b c

			// also returns 5 (3 arguments of 1 character each, plus 2
			// whitespace characters, one separating "a" from "b", the
			// other separating "b" from "c"
			#a := linelength a b c

			// returns 5 - due to quoting, the first argument now is "a b c"
			#a := linelength 'a b c'

	~~Get the length of the string <var>string<~~/~~var> including delimiters.~~		// returns 6 - there is exactly one quoted argument, and under
			// quotes, each whitespace character counts
			#a := linelength 'a b c'

	~~E.g.~~		Compare this with the <code>[[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference/LENGTH\|LENGTH]]</code> command returning the length of its first argument only:

	~~<pre>~~		// returns 5 (length of "hello")
	#len := length hello ~~world~~		#len := linelength hello world
	// ~~#len == 5~~
	#len := linelength hello world		// returns 11 (length of "hello", plus one delimiting character,
	~~// #len == 11~~		// plus length of "world")
	~~</pre>~~		#len := linelength hello world

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==LINELENGTH==

<code><var>var</var> := LINELENGTH <var>string</var></code>

-> var = 'numberofcharacters'

Get the length of the string <var>string</var> including delimiters.

E.g.

<pre>
#len := length hello world
// #len == 5
#len := linelength hello world
// #len == 11
</pre>