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;Usage: '''<code>ncol(<var>x</var>)</code>'''
;Usage: '''<code>ncol(<var>x</var>)</code>'''


;Result: The result of this function is the number of columns of <var>x</var>. If <var>x</var> is a scalar or a vector, the result is '''1'''. The function '''cols(''x'')''' can be used as alias for '''ncol'''.
;Result: The result of this function is the number of columns of <var>x</var>. If <var>x</var> is a scalar or a vector, the result is '''1'''.  


;Example:
;Example:

Revision as of 11:16, 4 April 2011


Returns the number of columns of the argument x.

Usage
ncol(x)
Result
The result of this function is the number of columns of x. If x is a scalar or a vector, the result is 1.
Example
#matrix := eval init(100,10,0)
conlog 'number of columns of $#matrix: $(eval ncol($#matrix))'
// the attribute !ncol returns the same value:
conlog 'number of columns of $#matrix: $#matrix[!ncol]'
See also
nrow

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