codeunits

Typekeyword
DictionaryLCS
LibraryLiveCode Script
Syntax
codeunits
Synonymscodeunits
Summary

Used with the number function(glossary) to designate codeunits as part of a Unicode string.

Introduced7.0
OSmac, windows, linux, ios, android
Platformsdesktop, server, mobile
Example
get the number of codeunits of tString
RelatedKeyword: characters, codepoint, codeunits, character, codeunit, bytes, byte
Glossary: function
Function: number
Description

Use the codeunits keyword to count the number of codeunits making up a string.

A codeunit refers to the encoded units in which codepoints are stored (e.g. 16 bit words in UTF-16 or 8-bit bytes in UTF-8)

Use the expression

the number of codeunits of tString

to find out how many codeunits make up a Unicode string.