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Returns the length of the string passed.

Syntax

 utf8.len ( )

Code Examples

server

This example calculates the length of the input of the command /length and shows it in the chatbox.

addCommandHandler("length",
    function (command, ...)
        local input = table.concat({...}, " ")

        if input then
            local length = utf8.len( input )
            outputChatBox( "* Length of your input: ".. length )
        end
    end
)

See Also

Reference

• Scripting Functions