ListLen
Calculates the length of a list separated by the specified delimiter
Method Signature
ListLen(list=[string], delimiter=[string], includeEmptyFields=[boolean], multiCharacterDelimiter=[boolean])
Arguments
Argument
Type
Required
Description
Default
list
string
true
string list to calculate the length
delimiter
string
false
string the list delimiter
,
includeEmptyFields
boolean
false
boolean whether to include empty fields in the returned result
false
multiCharacterDelimiter
boolean
false
false
Examples
Simple listLen Example
Get the number of elements in this list
listLen( "foo,bar,bar2,foo2" );
Result: 4
listLen Example with Delimiter
Get the number of elements in this list using a custom delimiter
listLen( "foo,bar|bar2|foo2", "|" );
Result: 3
listLen Example with IncludeEmptyValues
Get the number of elements in this list, including empty values
listLen( "foo,bar,,foo2", ",", "YES" );
Result: 4
Additional Examples
writeDump( listLen( "susi,sam,LAS,test" ) ); // 4
writeDump( listLen( "susi,,LAS,," ) ); // with empty values
writeDump( listLen( "susi,,LAS,,." ) );
// 3
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