====== Length of String (Expression Function) ======

===== Purpose =====
The **Length of String** function (LENGTH_OF_STRING) returns the count of the characters that make up a string including whitespace. 

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===== Parameters =====
The **Length of String** function has one required parameter:

==== String ====

Allowed Inputs: [[Field|field]] value or text string

Either use the use the [[Query Builder]] to choose a field that contains the string or use type a value to enter a text string.  While it is technically possible to use a text string with this function it is not recommended.

===== Output =====

The output of the **Length of String** function is positive number that represents the count of the characters in a string. For example  LENGTH_OF_STRING("Test String") would result in 11. If no value is found then zero is returned.

===== Example =====

Most often used in [[Action Type - Compare Numbers|Compare Numbers]] [[Action|actions]] to determine if a string is longer or shorter than a given threshold. To check the length of a description [[Field|field]] on an Account [[Record|record]] the builder would run LENGTH_OF_STRING(${Account - Description}).