Time for an 2014 update…

Task/String-length/ActionScript/string-length-1.as

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+package {
+
+    import flash.display.Sprite;
+    import flash.events.Event;
+    import flash.utils.ByteArray;
+
+    public class StringByteLength extends Sprite {
+
+        public function StringByteLength() {
+            if ( stage ) _init();
+            else addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE, _init);
+        }
+
+        private function _init(e:Event = null):void {
+            var s1:String = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
+            var s2:String = "𝔘𝔫𝔦𝔠𝔬𝔡𝔢";
+            var s3:String = "José";
+
+            var b:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
+            b.writeUTFBytes(s1);
+            trace(b.length);  // 43
+
+            b.clear();
+            b.writeUTFBytes(s2);
+            trace(b.length);  // 28
+
+            b.clear();
+            b.writeUTFBytes(s3);
+            trace(b.length);  // 5
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}