LENGTH Function (BigText)
Retrieves the length of a BigText variable.
Length := BigText.LENGTH
Property Value/Return Value
Type: Integer
The length of the BigText variable.
Remarks
To delete the content in a BigText variable use the CLEAR Function. The syntax for the CLEAR function is shown in the following code snippet: CLEAR(BigText).
Example
The following example demonstrates how to retrieve the length of a BigText variable. This example requires that you create the following variables and text constant in the C/AL Globals window.
| Variable name | DataType |
|---|---|
MyBigText |
BigText |
VarLength |
Integer |
| Text constant name | ENU value |
|---|---|
Text000 |
VarLength = %1 |
In this example, the BigText variable is initialized with the text ‘ABCDEFG’. The length, which is 7, is stored in the VarLength variable and displayed in a message box.
MyBigText.ADDTEXT('ABCDEFG');
VarLength := MyBigText.LENGTH;
MESSAGE(Text000, VarLength);