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Description

Returns a positive integer holding the number of characters within the string.

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Examples

The code below a string and displays the string and length.

// Create a string with a length of 16.
var aString = new String('Learn JavaScript');

alert(aString + ' - ' + aString.length);

Related Tutorials

JavaScript Basic Tutorials - Lesson 8 - Strings

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