[Maxima-bugs] [ maxima-Bugs-1435602 ] string length function

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Bugs item #1435602, was opened at 2006-02-20 18:27
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Status: Open
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Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: string length function

Initial Comment:
There is no string_length function in Maxima 5.9.1:

In Macsyma we count the length of a string by:

string_length("aaaaaaaaaa");
10

This is awkward when one wishes to manipulate
strings.

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