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 +# $EPIC: maxlen.txt,v 1.1.1.1 2006/07/11 04:57:43 jnelson Exp $
 +======Synopsis:======
 +$__maxlen__(<word list>)
 +
 +======Technical:======
 +   * If the <word list> argument is omitted the value 0 is returned.
 +   * The return value is the length of the longest word in <word list>.
 +
 +======Practical:======
 +If you want to "line up" a list of words into columns, you need to know
 +how wide your columns should be, and that is determined by the "widest"
 +word.  This function will give you that value, so you can compute how
 +wide your columns should be and how many you can fit on the screen.
 +
 +======Returns:======
 +The length in characters of the longest word in <word list>
 +
 +======Examples:======
 +<file>
 +$maxlen()                     returns 0
 +$maxlen(one)                  returns 3
 +$maxlen(one two three four)   returns 5
 +</file>
 +
  
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