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Ruby | String bytesize method

Last Updated : 07 Jan, 2020
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bytesize is a String class method in Ruby which is used to get the length of the given string in bytes.

Syntax: str.bytesize

Parameters: Here, str is the given string.

Returns: This method returns the length of the str in bytes.

Example 1:




    
# Ruby program to demonstrate
# the bytesize method
     
# Taking a string and
# using the method
puts "GeeksforGeeks".bytesize
puts "Ruby".bytesize


Output:

13
4

Example 2:




# Ruby program to demonstrate
# the bytesize method
     
# Taking a string and
# using the method
puts "String Class".bytesize
puts "Methods".bytesize


Output:

12
7

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