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NAME
size - number of elements in value
SYNOPSIS
size(x)
TYPES
x any
return integer
DESCRIPTION
For the different types of value x may have, size(x) is defined as follows:
null 0
real number 1
complex number 1
string length of string (not counding the trailing \0)
matrix number of elements
list number of members
association number of (elements, value) pairs
object value returned by xx_size(x) if x of type xx
file length of the file in octets
rand state 1
random state 1
config state 1
hash state 1
block numer of octets of data it currently holds
octet 1
named block numer of octets of data it currently holds
EXAMPLE
> print size(null()), size(3), size(2 - 7i), size("abc")
0 1 1 1
> mat M[2,3]
> print size(M), size(list()), size(list(2,3,4))
6 0 3
> A = assoc()
> A[1] = 3, A[1,2] = 6, A["three"] = 5
> print size(A)
3
> obj point {x,y}
> obj point P = {4,-5}
> define point_size(a) = abs(a.x) + abs(a.y)
> print size(P)
9
LIMITS
none
LIBRARY
none
SEE ALSO
list, mat, assoc, obj, sizeof, memsize