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strlen

Library: ib_udf

Added in: IB

Better alternatives: Internal functions BIT_LENGTH(), CHAR[ACTER]_LENGTH and OCTET_LENGTH()

Description: Returns the length of the argument string.

Result type: INTEGER

Syntax: 

strlen (str)

Declaration: 

DECLARE EXTERNAL FUNCTION strlen
   CSTRING(32767)
   RETURNS INTEGER BY VALUE
   ENTRY_POINT 'IB_UDF_strlen' MODULE_NAME 'ib_udf'
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