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xstrlen - Length Function
One length function is currently available for unnamed byte-like arguments.

Syntax
... xstrlen( arg ) ...
The function xstrlen returns the number of bytes in arg . The argument arg is a byte-like functional operand position . The return value has the type i .

Note
The function described here is one of the functions that can be used in the obsolete extended functional operand positions , even if its argument is a single data object.