length.md

length

Count the characters in a string.

API

Numeric.string.length(text)

Counts characters in each string entry.

• Parameters:
  • text: String or array of strings to measure
• Returns: Character counts matching the input shape
• NumPy: Covers np.strings.str_len, np.char.str_len through a single Numerix method.

Examples

Count the characters of a string

import Numeric from '@neabyte/numerix'

const value = Numeric.string.length('hello')

console.log(value)
// 5

Count the characters of an array

import Numeric from '@neabyte/numerix'

const values = Numeric.string.length(['a', 'abc'])

console.log(values)
// [1,3]

Count the characters of an empty string

import Numeric from '@neabyte/numerix'

const value = Numeric.string.length('')

console.log(value)
// 0

Count the characters of a spaced string

import Numeric from '@neabyte/numerix'

const value = Numeric.string.length('a b')

console.log(value)
// 3