mb_strlen

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

mb_strlen — Get string length

int mb_strlen ( string $str [, string $encoding ] )

Gets the length of a string.

str: The string being checked for length.
encoding: Der encoding Parameter legt das Zeichenencoding fest. Wird er nicht übergeben so wird das interne Zeichenencoding genutzt.

Returns the number of characters in string str having character encoding encoding. A multi-byte character is counted as 1.