Command: length

Name:
length - counts elements of a container object

Synopsis:
proc/literal/array/string/dict length -> int

Description:
length counts type-dependent elements, e.g. characters of a string, entries of a dictonary, number of command of a procedure. Alternatives: Functions length_p, length_lp, length_a, length_s, length_d (documented:SeeAlso)

Parameters:
One of the types proc, literal, array, string, dict Returns integer with number of elements.

Examples:
(Hello world!) length --> 12 {(Hello world!) ==} length --> 2

Bugs:

Author:
Gewaltig, Diesmann

FirstVersion:
??
SeeAlso: length_p length_lp length_a length_s length_d capacity size

Source:
/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/sli-init.sli

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Name:	length - counts elements of a container object
Synopsis:	proc/literal/array/string/dict length -> int
Description:	length counts type-dependent elements, e.g. characters of a string, entries of a dictonary, number of command of a procedure. Alternatives: Functions length_p, length_lp, length_a, length_s, length_d (documented:SeeAlso)
Parameters:	One of the types proc, literal, array, string, dict Returns integer with number of elements.
Examples:	(Hello world!) length --> 12 {(Hello world!) ==} length --> 2
Bugs:
Author:	Gewaltig, Diesmann
FirstVersion:	??
SeeAlso:	`length_p` `length_lp` `length_a` `length_s` `length_d` `capacity` `size`
Source:	/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/sli-init.sli