Perl | length() Function
Last Updated :
25 Jun, 2019
length() function in Perl finds length (number of characters) of a given string, or $_ if not specified.
Syntax:length(VAR)
Parameter:
VAR: String or a group of strings whose length is to be calculated
Return:
Returns the size of the string.
Example 1:
$orignal_string = "Geeks for Geeks" ;
$string_len = length ( $orignal_string );
print "Length of String is: $string_len" ;
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Output:
Length of String is: 15
Example 2:
$orignal_string = "123456 is Geeks Code" ;
$string_len = length ( $orignal_string );
print "Length of String is: $string_len" ;
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Output:
Length of String is: 20
Note : Scalar context on an array or hash is used if the corresponding size is to be determined.
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