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sfor2len

length = sfor2len(for_string, argptr, nargs, argno, strno);

This routine returns the length of a Fortran string. It does not get a pointer to the characters, nor does it convert them to a C string. It is most useful to get the length of a string in order to allocate a buffer for it before calling sfor2c. Note that the length returned is the ``n'' in the CHARACTER*n declaration, not the number of characters currently in the string.

Arguments:

• FOR_STRING, ARGPTR, NARGS, ARGNO, STRNO

  See the ``Common Features'' section above.