# PetscStrlen

Gets length of a string

### Synopsis

    #include "petsc.h"
    int PetscStrlen(const char s[],int *len)

Not Collective

### Input Parameters

s -pointer to string

### Output Parameter

len -length in bytes

### Note

This routine is analogous to strlen().

Null string returns a length of zero

Level:intermediate
Location: src/sys/src/utils/str.c
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### Examples

src/dm/ao/examples/tutorials/ex1.c.html