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reg/xload - Read length of text or byte strings

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reg/xload write, ([text])

Returns the length of the given text argument. The return value will be a psInteger type returned as a PSUNIT_TYPE_XVALUE.

The text argument can be a register of type PSUNIT_TYPE_PALTEXT or PSUNIT_TYPE_STRING.

A runtime error is generated if an argument provided is of the wrong type.

reg/xload P0, ([A long and winding road.])
	Returns 24 as an integer as a PSUNIT_TYPE_XVALUE in register P0.
reg/xload PUSH, (PULL)
	Pulls string from stack and pushes length of string back onto stack.

pal_commands(5), pal_registers(5), pal_indices(5), reg_load_text(5).
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