Getbytelen - Omron NJ501-1500 Reference Manual

GetByteLen

The GetByteLen instruction counts the number of bytes in a text string.
Instruction
GetByteLen Get Byte Length
Variables
Name Meaning
In Count
string
Out Number of
bytes
Bit strings
In
Out
Function
The GetByteLen instruction counts the number of bytes in count string In. A NULL character at the end
of the text string is not counted.
The following example is for when In is 'ABCDEF'. The value of variable abc will be 6.
LD
'ABCDEF'
Number of bytes
In
'ABCDEF'
NJ-series Instructions Reference Manual (W502)
Name FB/FUN
FUN
I/O Description
Input Text string to count number
of bytes
Output Number of bytes
OK
GetByteLen
EN ENO
In abc
Out=abc
Graphic expression
(@)GetByteLen
EN ENO
In
Valid range
Depends on data type.
0 to 1985
Integers
ST
abc:=GetByteLen('ABCDEF');
6
2 Instruction Descriptions
ST expression
Out:=GetByteLen(In);
Out
Unit Default
''
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Bytes
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Times, durations,
dates, and text strings
2
OK
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