length()

This function returns the length of any given text.

Syntax

length(text) #Output: Number

Parser expression

Description

 length("Star Wars")

This example returns:

9

 length("JWT")

This example returns:

3

Parameters used in this function

Parameter	Input (data type)	Description
`text`	TEXT	Any given text.

This function returns a NUMBER

Use cases and examples

Use case	Workflow function	Parser functions
Set custom IDs for each issue	Set or create JWT project property Update or copy field values	length() projectProperty() substring() toNumber() year()
Prevent issue creation if description contains less than 100 characters	Logical validator	replaceAll() length()
Set the next fix version	Update or copy field values	floor() toNumber() substring() length()
Shorten the summary to a maximum number of characters	Update or copy field values	substring() length()
Calculate custom sequence numbers	Update or copy field values Set or create JWT project property	toUpperCase() substring() length() projectProperty() toNumber()