String length

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Hello!

I am trying to count the characters in a string.

D4_frame_txt.[COLOR=#993300]text[/COLOR]=xmlList[COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]j[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#993300]toString[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
D4_frame_txt.[COLOR=#993300]maxChars[/COLOR]=[COLOR=#000000]400[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#993300]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#F000F0]//on overflow [/COLOR]
[COLOR=#993300]trace[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#993300]else[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#F000F0]// on non-overflow[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000]}

[/COLOR]I get no compiler error message but the count doesnt seem to work. Never overflow.

Thank you for the help!

Krgds