Difference between revisions of "Utf8.len"

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Returns the number of UTF-8 characters in string s that start between positions i and j (both inclusive). 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.
 
Returns the number of UTF-8 characters in string s that start between positions i and j (both inclusive). 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.
 
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(number), = utf8.len(sij,)
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(number) = utf8.len(s,i,j)
 
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'''s:''' (string)  ''''''<br/>
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'''s''': (string)  ''''''<br/>
'''i:''' (number)  '''optional'''<br/>
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'''i''': (number)  '''optional'''<br/>
'''j:''' (number)  '''optional'''<br/>
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'''j''': (number)  '''optional'''<br/>
 
'''Returns''' (number) number of characters<br/>
 
'''Returns''' (number) number of characters<br/>

Revision as of 10:16, 23 August 2018

Available since: Gideros 2016.06

Description

Returns the number of UTF-8 characters in string s that start between positions i and j (both inclusive). 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.

(number) = utf8.len(s,i,j)

's: (string) '
i: (number) optional
j: (number) optional
Returns (number) number of characters