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LEN command
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 11:41 pm
by NoSwaze
I'm struggling to work out how to use the LEN command to work out the amount of characters a word that the user enters has. Could anyone give me an example on how to do it please?
Re: LEN command
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 12:20 am
by garmeister
isn't 'len' a Python method? I believe LiveCode uses 'length'
Example: the length of "ABC" -- returns 3
Re: LEN command
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 12:28 am
by garmeister
Re: LEN command
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 12:44 am
by garmeister
I'm not sure if this is what you're trying to do or if there is a better way. I'm learning LC myself.
I wrote this bit of code and it works
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on mouseUp pButtonNumber
ask "Enter some text"
put it into aWord
answer "Your text has " & length(aWord) & " letters in it."
end mouseUp
Re: LEN command
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 2:01 am
by FourthWorld
Hello, NoSwaze. What are you building with LiveCode?
Re: LEN command
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 2:41 am
by dunbarx
Going back to the beginning, "len" is a synonym for "length". I don't particularly like it, and never use it.
Craig
Re: LEN command
Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 7:13 am
by garmeister
So, 'len' is a synonym of 'length' afterall. Good to know