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JavaScript String length

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We have already talked about the Array length property, JavaScript Array length – the definitive guide, and now we are going to explain the JavaScript String length property.

The JavaScript String length, .length, property is pretty similar to the Array length property with a few little differences. According to MDN: The length property of a String object contains the length of the string, in UTF-16 code units. length is a read-only data property of string instances.

This means that opposite of Array length, String .length property is read-only and it can’t be used for anything besides reading the length of a String.

How to use JavaScript String length

The String .length is used in the following format:

let string = "This is a string";

console.log(string.length);

//Result:
// 16

As we can see in the example above .length is used like any other property in JavaScript.

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