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June 14th, 2004, 07:47 PM

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checking string length for form validation

Are there any functions or commands for checking the number of characters in a string?

I want my program to do something different if the submitted username is more than 10 characters.

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June 14th, 2004, 08:16 PM

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Use strlen.

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