Difference between revisions of "Utf8.len"
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− | ''' | + | '''Available since:''' Gideros 2016.06<br/> |
− | === | + | '''Class:''' [[utf8]]<br/> |
− | + | ||
− | < | + | === Description === |
+ | Returns the number of UTF-8 characters in string ''s'' that start between positions ''i'' and ''j'' (both inclusive). | ||
+ | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | ||
(number) = utf8.len(s,i,j) | (number) = utf8.len(s,i,j) | ||
− | </ | + | </syntaxhighlight> |
− | === | + | |
− | '''s''': (string) | + | The default for i is 1 and for j is -1. If it finds any invalid byte sequence, returns a false value plus the position of the first invalid byte. |
− | '''i''': (number) | + | |
− | '''j''': (number) | + | === Parameters === |
− | === | + | '''s''': (string) string<br/> |
− | ''' | + | '''i''': (number) start at position '''optional'''<br/> |
+ | '''j''': (number) end at position '''optional'''<br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Return values === | ||
+ | '''Returns''' (number) number of characters<br/> | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Example === | ||
+ | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | ||
+ | local str = "Hélène" | ||
+ | local str_length = utf8.len(str) | ||
+ | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
+ | |||
+ | {{Utf8}} |
Latest revision as of 20:36, 1 December 2023
Available since: Gideros 2016.06
Class: utf8
Description
Returns the number of UTF-8 characters in string s that start between positions i and j (both inclusive).
(number) = utf8.len(s,i,j)
The default for i is 1 and for j is -1. If it finds any invalid byte sequence, returns a false value plus the position of the first invalid byte.
Parameters
s: (string) string
i: (number) start at position optional
j: (number) end at position optional
Return values
Returns (number) number of characters
Example
local str = "Hélène"
local str_length = utf8.len(str)