1.20.x unicode.inc | backdrop_strlen($text) |
Counts the number of characters in a UTF-8 string.
This is less than or equal to the byte count.
Parameters
$text: The string to run the operation on.
Return value
integer: The length of the string.
Related topics
File
- includes/
unicode.inc, line 487 - Provides Unicode-related conversions and operations.
Code
function backdrop_strlen($text) {
global $multibyte;
if ($multibyte == UNICODE_MULTIBYTE) {
return mb_strlen($text);
}
else {
// Do not count UTF-8 continuation bytes.
return strlen(preg_replace("/[\x80-\xBF]/", '', $text));
}
}