# Method String.width()

Method width

  `int(8..8)|int(16..16)|int(32..32) width(string s)`

Description

  Returns the width of a string.

Returns

  Three return values are currently possible:

  `8` | The string s only contains characters <= 255.
  `16` | The string s only contains characters <= 65535.
  `32` | The string s contains characters >= 65536.

Note

  It is possible that a future version of Pike may return further values. In particular the width `7` seems like it could be useful.