Command: length

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Name:
length - counts elements of a container object
Synopsis:
proc/literal/array/string/dict length -> int
Examples:
(Hello world!) length --> 12
{(Hello world!) ==} length --> 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:
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SeeAlso:
Source:
/var/www/debian/nest/nest-simulator-2.20.0/lib/sli/sli-init.sli
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