CHARACTER_LENGTH() FUNCTION in MySQL

CHARACTER_LENGTH() FUNCTION The MySQL CHARACTER_LENGTH function is used to get the length of the character in the specified string. The various versions of MySQL support the CHARACTER_LENGTH function, namely, MySQL 5.7, MySQL 5.6, MySQL 5.5, MySQL 5.1, MySQL 5.0, MySQL 4.1, MySQL 4.0 and MySQL 3.23.

Syntax:

CHARACTER_LENGTH( string )

Parameters: Strong>string: It is used to specify the string to evaluate.

Example 1:

mysql> SELECT CHARACTER_LENGTH ( ‘Sum of 2 and 4 is 6’);

Output:

19

Explanation: The number of characters is 19 in the specified string.

Example 2:

mysql> SELECT CHARACTER_LENGTH (‘letsbefriends’);

Output:

13

Explanation: The number of characters is 13 in the specified string.

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