From help-octave-request at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu  Thu Dec 14 03:17:39 2000
Subject: Question about size() and length() of lists (newbie question)
From: Douglas Eck <doug at idsia dot ch>
To: "help-octave at bevo dot che dot wisc dot edu" <help-octave@bevo.che.wisc.edu>
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 10:17:36 +0100

I noticed that size() and length() treat lists
differently.  I can imagine that this is
desired behavior but I thought I'd ask. 

Octave >> version
ans = 2.1.31
Octave >> l=list('a','b','c')
l =
(
  [1] = a
  [2] = b
  [3] = c
)
Octave >> length(l)
ans = 3
Octave >> size(l)
ans =
 
        -1        -1             

Regards,

Doug



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