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This is the {{str len}} meta-template.
It takes a string as parameter and returns its length (excluding spaces at the start and end). It can now count as high as necessary.
If the parameter is empty or undefined it is considered to be of zero length:
{{str len}} returns 0{{str len|}} returns 0{{str len| }} returns 0It counts the length correctly, even if the string contains spaces, looks like a number, or contains special characters:
{{str len| ab cde }} returns 6{{str len| 1234567 }} returns 7{{str len| café åäö }} returns 8{{str len| {{loop|50|abcdefghij}} }} returns 500{{str len| {{loop|10000|abcdefghij}} }} returns 100000TemplateData for Str len
The template takes a string as parameter and returns its length, excluding spaces at the start and end of the string
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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| Alpha-numeric text | 1 | The string to be counted | String | required |
This is the first general-purpose template to be implemented using mw:Extension:Scribunto. The Lua code is located in Module:String.
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String-handling templates (help page)
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