CHAR_LENGTH()
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Overview
Returns the number of characters in the given string, counting each multi-byte char as 1 character.
USAGE
CHAR_LENGTH(string)
Argument Name | Description |
|---|---|
| The string to measure. |
DETAILS
CHAR_LENGTH() is a string function that returns the number of characters (not bytes) in the given string.
Each multi-byte character counts as 1 character.
The return value is an integer.
A NULL is returned if the argument is NULL.
EXAMPLES
SELECT CHAR_LENGTH('m a r i a db');
+-----------------------------+
| CHAR_LENGTH('m a r i a db') |
+-----------------------------+
| 12 |
+-----------------------------+
SELECT CHAR_LENGTH(_utf8 x'E28098');
+------------------------------+
| CHAR_LENGTH(_utf8 x'E28098') |
+------------------------------+
| 1 |
+------------------------------+