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# String length ?

This wildcard is substituted with the number of characters in a defined string.

The wildcard is used in the following ways.

* {string.length.?}
* For the following input (?) --> My string is this long
* The output is going to be --> 22

{% hint style="info" %}
Blank spaces are also counted.
{% endhint %}