7.5

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endif()

Length (function)

Returns the length of a string, or the number of elements in an array.

Syntax

length( element ) integer value

Argument

element

Either a string value, or an array variable.

Code Sample Example

Example 1

This example creates an a string array with the same number of elements as the &parts array.

define( &partnames, arraystring, length( &parts ) )

Example 2

This example prints part of a string, starting after a specific delimiter.

define(&data,string,'This is a~sample string')

define(&x,integer, pos('~', &data))

%Find tilde

if(&x>1)

show(right(&data,length(&data)-&x))

%Show remainder of string

endif()

LineTo/RLineTo (procedure)

Draws a line starting from the current point up to the specified coordinates.

Syntax

lineto( x, y )