PHP: strlen() function

PHP: Get string length

The strlen() function is used to return the length of a string.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

strlen(string_name)

Parameter:

Return value:

The length of the string on success, and 0 for an empty string.

Value Type: Integer.

Example:

<?php 
$string_name = 'Welcome to w3resource.com';
echo strlen($string_name)."<br>";
$string_name = ' Welcome to w3resource.com  ';
echo strlen($string_name)."<br>";
?>

Output:

25
28

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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