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In PHP strlen is returning +1 more than it should

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Trying to manage line breaks in some output I'm generating and using strlen to measure the lengths of the strings I'm printing. Discovered something strange (to me!) in that strlen is returning +1 more than it
should.

The strings are from a query of my database - simple name fields. But everyone of them is coming back with a length that is one more than I see.

posted Jul 5, 2013 by anonymous

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Doesn't work for me.

php > var_dump("Mike Hall", strlen("Mike Hall"));
string(9) "Mike Hall"
int(9)

Try trimming it first and then apply strlen.

answer Jul 5, 2013 by anonymous
Why would I need to trim something that I can already see doesn't have  any trailing or leading characters?
commented Jul 5, 2013 by anonymous
Because there are characters you can't see?
commented Jul 5, 2013 by anonymous
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