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FUNCTIONS / STRING FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

char_length

Read PG 18 manual ↗

Returns number of characters in the string.

Signatures & examples

char_length ( text ) → integer
Returns number of characters in the string.
char_length('josé') → 4
Version history 1
  1. PG 12 → 13changed

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