Template:Str len

Template documentation

This template uses (or will be using) Lua programming language. Please see Wikipedia:Lua if you want to learn more about Lua or help convert other templates.

This is the {{str len}} meta-template.

It takes a string as parameter and returns its length (excluding spaces at the start and end). It can now count as high as necessary.

Examples

If the parameter is empty or undefined it is considered to be of zero length:

{{str len}} returns 0

{{str len|}} returns 0

{{str len| }} returns 0

It counts the length correctly, even if the string contains spaces, looks like a number, or contains special characters:

{{str len| ab cde }} returns 6

{{str len| 1234567 }} returns 7

{{str len| café åäö }} returns 8

{{str len| 499-characters... }} returns 499

{{str len| 1000-characters... }} returns 500

Template data

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Str len

The template takes a string as parameter and returns its length, excluding spaces at the start and end of the string

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Alpha-numeric text	1	The string to be counted Default empty Example empty Auto value empty	String	required

Technical details

This is the first general-purpose template to be implemented using mw:Extension:Scribunto. The Lua code is located in Module:String.

See also