Ruby | String bytesize method Last Updated : 07 Jan, 2020 Improve Improve Like Article Like Save Share Report 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 Like Article Suggest improvement Previous Ruby | StringIO bytes function Next Ruby | Matrix ** method Share your thoughts in the comments Add Your Comment Please Login to comment...