Finding the string length of a integer in .NET

Question

In .NET what is the best way to find the length of an integer in characters if it was represented as a string?

e.g.

1 = 1 character
10 = 2 characters

Answer 1

You can do:

int ndig = 1;
if (n < 0){n = -n; ndig++;}
if (n >= 100000000){n /= 100000000; ndig += 8;}
if (n >=     10000){n /=     10000; ndig += 4;}
if (n >=       100){n /=       100; ndig += 2;}
if (n >=        10){n /=        10; ndig += 1;}

or something along those lines. It takes 4 comparisons and 0-4 divisions.

(On 64 bits you have to add a fifth level.)