Function

len( text )

Returns the length in characters of the text.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
text	Text	The text, the length of which will be returned.

Returns

Number

Examples

len("boston") returns 6

Feature compatibility

The table below lists this function's compatibility with various features in Appian.

Feature	Compatibility	Note
Portals	Compatible
Offline Mobile	Compatible
Sync-Time Custom Record Fields	Compatible	Can be used to create a custom record field that only evaluates at sync time.
Real-Time Custom Record Fields	Incompatible
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible