geting the number of letters in word

[Piorun]

Hi

I want today to get a number of letters in word. For ex.

I've got word "gta", and i want to create a function which i can output into chat box the number of letters in this word - 3. How to do it?

[gokalpfirat]

  
gta = "gta" 
outputChatBox ( #gta, getRootElement(), 0, 255, 0, true )  

I dont test it but it can work.

[JR10]

  
gta = "gta" 
outputChatBox ( #gta, getRootElement(), 0, 255, 0, true )  

I dont test it but it can work.

Hmm, i am not sure but i think that won't work

here:

string.len('gta') 

[gokalpfirat]

text = "gta" 
outputChatBox ( #text, getRootElement(), 0, 255, 0 ) 

I test it and works:)

[Aibo]

  
gta = "gta" 
outputChatBox ( #gta, getRootElement(), 0, 255, 0, true )  

I dont test it but it can work.

Hmm, i am not sure but i think that won't work

# returns table length if used with a table (numeric indexed) and string length if used with a string

[JR10]

He said it works i thought it won't because it's for tables so anyway it should be string.len.

[Antibird]

because it's for tables

Both strings and tables lua.org

[Piorun]

string.len() - it's working. Thanks.

[JR10]

No problem.