Name: characters

Type: keyword

Syntax: characters

Summary: Used with the <sort> <command>, <number> <function>, and <is among> and <is not among> <operator|operators> to designate each <character> as a separate portion of a <string>.  Also used with the <find> <command> to search for a string of characters.

Synonyms: chars

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux,ios,android

Platforms: desktop,server,web,mobile

Example:
get the number of chars of field "Entry"

Example:
if "A" is among the characters of the bloodTypes then beep

Example:
find characters "run" -- finds "run", "grunt", or "running"

Description:
Use the <characters> <keyword> to <sort> or <select> individual <characters>.

A character is a single letter, digit, punctuation mark, or control character. Spaces, tabs, and returns are all characters.

When used with the <find> <command>, the <characters> <keyword> finds <card|cards> that contain the specified <string> of <characters>, wherever that <string> appears in a <word>.

References: card (object), is among (operator), is not among (operator), whole (keyword), characters (keyword), string (keyword), character (keyword), lines (keyword), word (keyword), items (keyword), command (glossary), operator (glossary), keyword (glossary), number (function), find (command), sort (command), select (command), function (control_st)

Tags: database
