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// Write a function that takes a string and returns its length without using built in properties (such as .length or .size()).
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// Write a function that takes a string and returns its length without using built in properties (such as .length or .size()).
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another simple brute force question · Accepted Answer

function length(str) {
    let length = 0;
    while (str[length]) {
        length++;
    }
    return length;
}

NMaaruf · Answer

in ruby:
b=str.split("")
c= 0
b.each do |t|
 c += 1
end
puts c

in python:

c = 0
for i in len(str):
 c += 1

print(c)

Sigiloso · Answer

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