count_obj (Operator)

Name

count_obj — Number of objects in a tuple.

Synopsis

count_obj(Objects : : : Number)

Description

The operator count_obj determines for the object parameter Objects the number of objects it contains. In this connection it should be noted that object is not the same as connection component (see connection). For example, the number of objects of a region not consisting of three connected parts is 1.

Parameters

Objects (input_object)	object-array → object
Objects to be examined.

Number (output_control)	integer → (integer)
Number of objects in the tuple Objects.

Complexity

Runtime complexity: O(|Objects|).

Result

count_obj returns the value 2 (H_MSG_TRUE).

Parallelization Information

count_obj is reentrant and processed without parallelization.

See also

copy_obj, obj_to_integer, connection, set_system

Module

Foundation