Description
Len returns a Number indicating the length of the given string.
Action
Len returns a Number indicating the length of the given string.
Note: Text strings must be enclosed in quotation marks. Any blank spaces are included as part of the character count.
Typical use
Use this function any time you have a manipulation, comparison, or calculation that is dependent on the length of a text string.
Examples
Len("Account")Returns 7.
Len("Text String")Returns 11. The blank space between "Text" and "String" is counted as a character.
Len(" Center ")Returns 10. There are 2 spaces on either side of the word "Center".
Len(ToText({orders.ORDER AMOUNT}))Returns 9, where {orders.ORDER AMOUNT} is 14233.08, and ToText ({orders.ORDER AMOUNT}) returns the String "14,233.08". Here, the comma and period have been specified in the Number format for the formula field as the thousands and decimal separators respectively.
Len(ToText({orders.ORDER AMOUNT}, 2, "", "."))Returns 8 where {orders.ORDER AMOUNT} = 14233.08, and ToText ({orders.ORDER AMOUNT}, 2, "", ".") returns the String "14233.08". Here, the null character and period have been specified in the Number format for the formula field as the thousands and decimal separators respectively.
Len({customer.CUSTOMER NAME})The length of the text string stored as a value in {customer.CUSTOMER NAME}.