strlen

Library: ib_udf

Added in: IB

Better alternatives: Internal functions BIT_LENGTH(), CHAR[ACTER]_LENGTH and/or 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'