astChrLen

Determine the used length of a string

Description:

This function returns the used length of a string. This excludes any trailing white space or non-printable characters (such as the trailing null character).

Synopsis

size_t astChrLen( const char ∗string )

Parameters:

string
Pointer to the string.

Returned Value

astChrLen()
The number of characters in the supplied string, not including the trailing newline, and any trailing white-spaces or non-printable characters.
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