ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference
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mblength function

mblength(string:String) : Number

Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was deprecated in favor of the methods and properties of the String class.

Returns the length of the multibyte character string.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 4

Parameters

string:String - The string to measure.

Returns

Number - The length of the multibyte character string.

See also

String, length (String.length property)

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