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# Length

**Length** returns the number of characters in the given string **S**.

All characters in the string are counted, including any special characters such as spaces.

**Declaration**: function Length(S: string): Integer;

Example

```pascal
procedure OnMapEvent(var Value:Variant);
begin
 //Returns 62
  Value := Length('Now another day is breaking, Sleep was sweet and so is waking.');
end;
```