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This template uses Lua :
This is the {{str len }} meta-template.
It takes a string as parameter and returns its length (excluding spaces at the start and end). It can now count as high as necessary.
Examples If the parameter is empty or undefined it is considered to be of zero length:
{{str len}} returns 0{{str len|}} returns 0{{str len| }} returns 0It counts the length correctly, even if the string contains spaces, looks like a number, or contains special characters:
{{str len| ab cde }} returns 6{{str len| 1234567 }} returns 7{{str len| café åäö }} returns 8{{str len| 499-characters... }} returns 499{{str len| 1000-characters... }} returns 1000Template data Template parameters
Parameter Description Type Status Alpha-numeric text 1The string to be counted
String required
Technical details This is the first general-purpose template to be implemented using mw:Extension:Scribunto . The Lua code is located in Module:String .
See also
String-handling templates
(help page)
By counting {{#invoke:string |sub}} , {{
str sub new }}: Select a substring based on starting and ending index counted in either direction.
{{trunc }} To trim down to a specified number of characters. {{str left }} To trim down to a specified number of characters or duplicate the string to a specified number. {{str crop }} To crop a specified number of characters off the end. {{str index }} Returns a given character from a string, but not accented letters.
{{str right }} To trim the first specified number of characters. {{str rightc }} To return a number of characters from the end, returns a parameter if the string is empty. {{str rightmost }} To trim down to the last specified number of characters. {{str sub old }} To trim down to a specified number, starting at a given number from the left.
By checking {{trim }} To trim any leading or trailing whitespace {{str letter/trim }} To trim down to the beginning letters. {{str number/trim }} To trim down to the beginning numbers. {{trim brackets }} To trim any leading or trailing square brackets. {{trim quotes }} To trim leading or trailing matching quotes. {{trim leading }} To trim up to six instances of specified <prefix>.
Dedicated {{WikiProjectbasename }} Removes "WikiProject" from a pagename. {{remove unranked }} Removes the string "unranked_" from the left of a string (taxonomy). {{ship prefix }} Returns the length of a ship's name prefix, if listed (ship names). {{title year }} Returns the 4-digit year from a pagename, if any. {{title decade }} Returns the 4-digit decade (e.g. "1740s") from a pagename, if any.
Insertion, replacement and length
{{loop }} Repeat character string a specified number of times. {{replace }} Returns the string, after replacing all occurrences of a specified string with another string. {{str rep }} Returns the string, after replacing the first occurrence of a specified string with another string. {{digits }} Returns the string, after removing all characters that are not digits 0–9 {{Plain text }}, {{Nowiki }} Strips wikicode from a string.
{{str len }} Returns a string's length. {{str ≥ len }} To check if a string is "longer or equally long" or "shorter" than a given length. {{str ≤ len }} To check if a string is "shorter or equally long" or "longer" than a given length. {{str ≠ len }} To check if a string is "not equal" or "equal" to a given length.
Analysis and searching
{{a or an }} Takes a noun and produces the appropriate indefinite article, based on whether the first letter is a vowel. {{Isnumeric }} Returns number when true, blank when not numeric. {{str letter }} Returns the number of letters that begin a string. {{str number }} Returns the number of numbers that begin a string.
Modules and built-in functions
Template documentation