Example

Return the length of the string:

SELECT CHAR_LENGTH("SQL Tutorial") AS LengthOfString;

Definition and Usage

The CHAR_LENGTH() function return the length of a string (in characters).

Note: This function is equal to the function.

Syntax

CHAR_LENGTH(string)

Parameter Values

Parameter Description
string Required. The string to count the length for

Technical Details

Works in: From MySQL 4.0

More Examples

Example

Return the length of the text in the "CustomerName" column:

SELECT CHAR_LENGTH(CustomerName) AS LengthOfName
FROM Customers;


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