String Functions

PHP strlen() Function

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Description

The strlen() function returns the length of a string.

The following table summarizes the technical details of this function.

Return Value: Returns the length of the string on success, and 0 if the string is empty.
Version: PHP 4+

Syntax

The basic syntax of the strlen() function is given with:

strlen(string);

The following example shows the strlen() function in action.

<?php
// Sample string
$str = "Hello World!";

// Getting the string length
echo strlen($str);
?>

Parameters

The strlen() function accepts the following parameters.

Parameter Description
string Required. Specifies the string to check for length.
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