Length of () (List block)

Length of ()
length of [ v]
Category	List
Type	Reporter
Introduced in	1.3

The Length of () block is a List block and a Reporter block. The block reports how many items a list contains.

Example Uses

In certain projects, different events can happen based on the length of a value; this block can be used here.

Some common uses for the Length of () block:

• Checking the number of different items a player has obtained

say (join [You have ] (join (length of [list v]) [ different items.]))

• Iterating through a list by repeating the length amount of times.

repeat (length of [list v])
change [i v] by (1)
say (item (i) of [list v]) for (2) seconds
end

• Accessing the second last, for example, item of a list

(item ((length of [list v]) - (1)) of [list v])

See Also

• Length of () (Operators block) — the version for strings