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 * Copyright (C) 2010 Google Inc.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package com.google.clearsilver.jsilver.functions.string;

import com.google.clearsilver.jsilver.functions.NonEscapingFunction;
import com.google.clearsilver.jsilver.values.Value;
import static com.google.clearsilver.jsilver.values.Value.literalConstant;

/**
 * Returns the length of the string expression.
 */
public class LengthFunction extends NonEscapingFunction {

  /**
   * @param args A single string value
   * @return Length as number value
   */
  public Value execute(Value... args) {
    Value value = args[0];
    return literalConstant(value.asString().length(), value);
  }

}