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            <h1 id="lenb-function">LenB Function</h1>
<p>The <code>LenB</code> function returns a <code>Long</code> containing the number of bytes used to represent a string in memory.
This function operates on byte count rather than character count, which is important when working with
ANSI strings, DBCS (Double-Byte Character Set), or when you need to know the actual memory footprint of a string.</p>
<h2 id="syntax">Syntax</h2>
<pre><code class="language-vbnet">LenB(string | varname)</code></pre>
<h2 id="parameters">Parameters</h2>
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<li><code>string</code> - Any valid <code>String</code> expression.</li>
<li><code>varname</code> - Any valid variable name. If <code>varname</code> contains <code>Null</code>, <code>Null</code> is returned.</li>
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<h2 id="return-value">Return Value</h2>
<p>Returns a <code>Long</code> specifying the number of bytes required to store the string or variable in memory.</p>
<h2 id="behavior">Behavior</h2>
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<li>For ANSI strings (single-byte character sets), <code>LenB</code> returns the same value as <code>Len</code>.</li>
<li>For Unicode strings (VB6 default), <code>LenB</code> returns twice the value of <code>Len</code> because each Unicode character requires 2 bytes.</li>
<li>For DBCS strings, the byte count depends on whether characters are single-byte or double-byte.</li>
<li>If the argument is <code>Null</code>, <code>LenB</code> returns <code>Null</code>.</li>
<li>When used with user-defined types, <code>LenB</code> returns the total byte size of the type.</li>
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<h2 id="difference-from-len">Difference from Len</h2>
<p>The <code>LenB</code> function returns the byte count, while the <code>Len</code> function returns the character count.
For single-byte character sets, they are identical. For Unicode (VB6's default string type),
<code>LenB</code> will return twice the value of <code>Len</code>.</p>
<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<pre><code class="language-vbnet">&#x27; Get byte length of a string
Dim size As Long
size = LenB(&quot;Hello&quot;)  &#x27; Returns 10 (5 characters * 2 bytes each in Unicode)
&#x27; Compare with character length
Dim charLen As Long
Dim byteLen As Long
charLen = Len(&quot;Test&quot;)   &#x27; Returns 4
byteLen = LenB(&quot;Test&quot;)  &#x27; Returns 8 (Unicode)
&#x27; Check memory size
Dim buffer As String
buffer = Space$(100)
Dim bufferSize As Long
bufferSize = LenB(buffer)  &#x27; Returns 200 bytes</code></pre>
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