len() Function

len() Function

Function

len( text )

Returns the length in characters of the text.

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

Number

len("boston")

Returns 6.

len("New York", "San Francisco")

Returns {8, 13}.

len({"New York", "San Francisco"})

Returns {8, 13}. Items in a list are evaluated individually and returned as a list of numbers.

len(1000, 1000000, "ABC")

Returns {4, 7, 3}.

len(null, "", " ")

Returns {0, 0, 1}.

len(true(), false())

Returns {4, 5}.

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	Custom record fields that evaluate in real time must be configured using one or more Custom Field functions.
Process Reports	Compatible
Process Events	Compatible

len() Function