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Idiom #169 String length

Assign to integer n the number of characters of string s.
Make sure that multibyte characters are properly handled.
n can be different from the number of bytes of s.

Idiom #169 String length

Assign to integer n the number of characters of string s.
Make sure that multibyte characters are properly handled.
n can be different from the number of bytes of s.

Variables
n,s
Variables
n,s
Extra Keywords
size characters chars number runes
Extra Keywords
size characters chars number runes
Code 
$n = mb_strlen($s, 'UTF-8');
Code 
$n = mb_strlen($s, 'UTF-8');
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returns the number of characters in the UTF-8 string s
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Returns the number of characters in the UTF-8 string s
Doc URL
https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.mb-strlen.php
Doc URL
https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.mb-strlen.php
Demo URL
https://3v4l.org/LGHWj
Demo URL
https://3v4l.org/LGHWj