length

Function

length

The number of items/characters.

Size length(object)

Parameters

object

A container.

Types:

Container: ModifiedString, String

BlastHsp, char array, FrequencyDistribution, Gaps, Index, Map, MaxRepeats Iterator, Pipe, Pool, PriorityType, Segment, Shape, std::basic_string, StringSet

Return Values

The number of items/characters in object.

Metafunctions: Size

Remarks

The length of a sequence can never exceed it's capacity.

Part of Concept

See Also

capacity, clear, difference, empty, fill, resize, shrinkToFit

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