Format
#include <wchar.h>
size_t wcslen(const wchar_t *string);Language Level: XPG4
Threadsafe: Yes.
Wide Character Function: See Wide Characters for more information.
Description
The wcslen() function computes the number of wide characters in the string pointed to by string.
Return Value
The wcslen() function returns the number of wide characters in string, excluding the ending wchar_t null character.
Example that uses wcslen()
This example computes the length of the wide-character string string.
#include <stdio.h>
#include <wchar.h>
int main(void)
{
wchar_t * string = L"abcdef";
printf( "Length of \"%ls\" is %i\n", string, wcslen( string ));
}
/**************** Output should be similar to: ******************
Length of "abcdef" is 6
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