Description
Returns the number of characters in a string field.Syntax
Length(string_expression)
Examples
Length('69.59.196.211') returns 13
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Functions A to Z
ETL: Length
Return the number of characters in a string field value. Use LENGTH for measuring, validating, and filtering string data in ETL data pipelines.
Last modified on April 20, 2026
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