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API strlenutf8

Last wiki revision 2023-03-19

Returns the number of characters in a UTF8-encoded string. amount = strlenutf8(str)

str: - UTF8-encoded string.

amount: - Number of characters in string.

For many operations, strlen may suffice. However; with non-English localization and accented player names, strlen may not return the correct amount of characters.

Non-accented Latin Characters:

Accented Latin Characters:

Lua functions

Source

https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/API_strlenutf8 · retrieved 2023-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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