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ee.String.length

  • TheString.length() method returns the length of a string as an integer.

  • It can be used in both JavaScript and Python Earth Engine environments.

 Returns the length of a string.

UsageReturns
String.length()Integer
ArgumentTypeDetails
this:stringStringThe string from which to get the length.

Examples

Code Editor (JavaScript)

print(ee.String('').length());// 0print(ee.String('abc123').length());// 6

Python setup

See the Python Environment page for information on the Python API and usinggeemap for interactive development.

importeeimportgeemap.coreasgeemap

Colab (Python)

display(ee.String('').length())# 0display(ee.String('abc123').length())# 6

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Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC.