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strlen(9r)

NAME

strlen - General: Returns the number of characters in a null-terminated string

SYNOPSIS

int strlen( char *s );

ARGUMENTS

s Specifies a pointer to a string (an array of characters terminated by a null character).

DESCRIPTION

The strlen routine returns the number of characters in s. The count does not include the terminating null character. Note that the character size is 1 byte.

RETURN VALUES

The strlen routine returns the number of characters in s, not counting the terminating null character.

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