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How to get the size of a string in bytes in Ruby
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Overview
bytesize is a method in Ruby that is used to count the number of bytes in a string.
It gets the length of a string in bytes.
Syntax
str.bytesize
Parameters
bytesize does not take any parameters.
Return value
The value returned is an integer value that represents the count of bytes in a string.
Code example
In the code below, we will create some strings and get their sizes in bytes.
# create strings str1 = "Edpresso" str2 = "is" str3 = "the best" # get the bytes sizes a = str1.bytesize b = str2.bytesize c = str3.bytesize # print out returned values puts a puts b puts c
Getting strings' sizes in bytes
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