strlen

FunctionParams and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Get string length.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

strlen Function synopsis

strlen(string $string): int

Parameters

$string

Typestring

The string being measured for length.

Return value

Typeint

The length of the $string in bytes.

Changes to the strlen Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: int
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $str to $string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($string): string
- strlen($str)
+ strlen(string $string): int

strlen Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes