What is the purpose of using MySQL CHAR_LENGTH() function? Which function is the synonym of it?
MySQL CHAR_LENGTH() is used to retrieve the length of a specified string. This function will simply count the number of characters and ignores whether the characters are of single-byte or multi-byte. MySQL CHARACTER_LENGTH() function is a synonym of it. The syntax of these functions are as follows −
Syntax of CHAR_LENGTH
CHAR_LENGTH (Str)
Here, Str is the string whose length is to be retrieved.
Syntax of CHARACTER_LENGTH
CHARACTER_LENGTH (Str)
Here, Str is the string whose length is to be retrieved.
Example
mysql> Select CHAR_LENGTH('tutorialspoint');
+-------------------------------+
| CHAR_LENGTH('tutorialspoint') |
+-------------------------------+
| 14 |
+-------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.03 sec)
mysql> Select CHARACTER_LENGTH('tutorialspoint');
+------------------------------------+
| CHARACTER_LENGTH('tutorialspoint') |
+------------------------------------+
| 14 |
+------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Published on 20-Feb-2018 17:00:31
