Name: length - counts elements of a container object

Synopsis:

proc/literal/array/string/dict length -&gt; int


Examples:

(Hello world!)      length --&gt; 12 
{(Hello world!) ==} length --&gt; 2


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.


Bugs:




Author:

Gewaltig, Diesmann


FirstVersion:

??


SeeAlso:

length_p
length_lp
length_a
length_s
length_d
capacity
size

Source:

/var/www/debian/nest/nest-simulator-2.20.0/lib/sli/sli-init.sli
