printlen
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# $EPIC: printlen.txt,v 1.3 2006/08/19 04:05:34 sthalik Exp $
Synopsis:
$printlen(<text>)
Technical:
- The return value is the number of printable characters in <text>.
- ANSI escape sequences will be counted as printable characters by this function!
Convert <text> via $stripcrap(ANSI <text>) first if you suspect it may contain ansi escape sequences.
Practical:
Useful if you want to format columns of things that may contain highlight attributes.
Returns:
number of *printable* characters in <text>
Examples:
$printlen(blahC4,2fooBbar) returns 10
printlen.txt · Last modified: 2006/08/29 16:08 by 127.0.0.1