Length

Description

This operation returns the number of Unicode characters in your input strings, that is to say, the number of visible characters they have. This includes multi-byte characters like emojis and accented characters.

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Data types

These are the input/output expected data types for this operation:

Input data

- Strings to be measured.

Output data

- Number of Unicode characters in the input strings.

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Example

Suppose you want to calculate the length of a series of strings. To do it:

1. In your Pipeline, open the required Action configuration and select the input Field.

2. In the Operation field, choose Length.

3. Give your Output field a name and click Save. You'll get the count of Unicode characters in each of your strings. For example:

hello world! -> 12

You can try out operations with specific values using the Input field above the operation. You can enter the value in the example above and check the result in the Output field.