[go-nuts] Find number of bytes in a string

[go-nuts] Find number of bytes in a string

	Kowshik Prakasam
	Sep 14, 2012 at 7:14 pm

Is there a way to find the number of bytes in a string without converting
it into a byte array?

i.e. I don't like the following:

len(byte[]("str"))

-Kowshik

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Evan Shaw Try simply len(str). That gives you the number of bytes, not the number of Unicode code points. - Evan --

Evan Shaw at Sep 14, 2012 at 7:15 pm ⇧

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Kowshik Prakasam wrote:
Is there a way to find the number of bytes in a string without converting it
into a byte array?
Try simply len(str). That gives you the number of bytes, not the
number of Unicode code points.

- Evan

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Jan Mercl Yes, use len(s): http://play.golang.org/p/gMDFeD1TkE -j --

Jan Mercl at Sep 14, 2012 at 7:18 pm ⇧

On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Kowshik Prakasam wrote:
Is there a way to find the number of bytes in a string without converting it
into a byte array?

i.e. I don't like the following:

len(byte[]("str"))
Yes, use len(s): http://play.golang.org/p/gMDFeD1TkE

-j

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DisposaBoy len() --

DisposaBoy at Sep 14, 2012 at 7:21 pm ⇧

On Friday, September 14, 2012 8:07:40 PM UTC+1, Kowshik Prakasam wrote:
Is there a way to find the number of bytes in a string without converting
it into a byte array?

i.e. I don't like the following:

len(byte[]("str"))

-Kowshik
len()

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Patrick Mylund Nielsen len(s) http://golang.org/ref/spec#Length_and_capacity len(s) string type string length in bytes http://play.golang.org/p/BjhKaGSMJJ --

Patrick Mylund Nielsen at Sep 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm ⇧

len(s)

http://golang.org/ref/spec#Length_and_capacity

len(s) string type string length in bytes

http://play.golang.org/p/BjhKaGSMJJ
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 9:07 PM, Kowshik Prakasam wrote:

Is there a way to find the number of bytes in a string without converting
it into a byte array?

i.e. I don't like the following:

len(byte[]("str"))

-Kowshik

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