LENGTH

Compatibility

LENGTH
Engine	OK	Alternative
ingres	Yes
mysql	Yes
oracle	Yes
postgres	Yes
sqlserver	No	LEN(s)

LENGTH

LENGTH(s) returns the number of characters in string s.

    LENGTH('Hello') -> 5 

SELECT LEN(name), name
  FROM bbc

SELECT LENGTH(name), name
  FROM bbc

See also

• SUBSTRING function
• (concatenate) function

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