strlen

Returns the length (in bytes) of a string.

size_t strlen( const char *string);

Return Values

strlen returns the length (in bytes) of a string.

Example

The following example loops through a string, str, in search of the first non-numeric character. strlen ascertains the length, len, of str. If the while loop has iterated len times, indicating the end of the string, then the loop terminates with a return statement.

    #include <string.h>

    int is_digit, i = 0;
    char * str = "1234567k89";
    unsigned int len = strlen(str);

    do {
        if (i == len) {
            lr_output_message ("No letters found in string");
            return -1;
        }
        is_digit = isdigit(str[i++]);
    } 

    while (is_digit);
        lr_output_message ("The first letter appears in character %d of string", i);}

Example: Output:
Action.c(18): The first letter appears in character 8 of string