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shan876shan876 

can we use len???

Can we use len() in VisualForce...

If yes anyone have an example cause I keep getting:

 Error: Incorrect parameter for function len(). Expected Text, received Number

 

SteveAnderson41SteveAnderson41
The following works for me: 
<apex:page >
  <apex:outputText value="{!LEN($User.LastName)}"/>
</apex:page>
 
From the error, it sounds like you are passing the wrong data type into the LEN function.  LEN only works on strings, not numbers, currency, dates, etc.  If I try to use it with an opportunity amount, which is not a string, but currency, like so
 
 
<apex:page standardController="opportunity">
  <apex:outputText value="{!LEN(opportunity.amount)}"/>
</apex:page>
 
I get the same error.  Wrap it in the TEXT function, though:
 
 
<apex:page standardController="opportunity">
  <apex:outputText value="{!LEN(TEXT(opportunity.amount))}"/>
</apex:page>
 
and  I get the output I expect.