Query: llength
OS: debian
Section: 3tcl
Format: Original Unix Latex Style Formatted with HTML and a Horizontal Scroll Bar
llength(3tcl) Tcl Built-In Commands llength(3tcl) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________NAMEllength - Count the number of elements in a listSYNOPSISllength list _________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTIONTreats list as a list and returns a decimal string giving the number of elements in it.EXAMPLESThe result is the number of elements: % llength {a b c d e} 5 % llength {a b c} 3 % llength {} 0 Elements are not guaranteed to be exactly words in a dictionary sense of course, especially when quoting is used: % llength {a b {c d} e} 4 % llength {a b { } c d e} 6 An empty list is not necessarily an empty string: % set var { }; puts "[string length $var],[llength $var]" 1,0SEE ALSOlist(3tcl), lappend(3tcl), lindex(3tcl), linsert(3tcl), lsearch(3tcl), lset(3tcl), lsort(3tcl), lrange(3tcl), lreplace(3tcl)KEYWORDSelement, list, length Tcl llength(3tcl)
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