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The <code>WORDS</code> returns the number of arguments ("words" in a broader, or more technical, meaning) supplied to the command. | |||
<var>var</var> := WORDS <var>arg<sub>1</sub></var> <var>arg<sub>2</sub></var> ... <var>arg<sub>n</sub></var> | |||
<code><var>var</var> := WORDS <var> | Note the difference between what is called a word in everyday-use, and what is called a word (an argument) here: | ||
Generally, if you supply <var>n</var> arguments to the <code>WORDS</code> command, it will return the number <var>n</var>, even if one of the arguments should consist of more than one "word" of natural language. | |||
#v1 := WORDS don`'t come easy // #v1 will be set to 3 | |||
#v2 := WORDS 'don`'t come' easy // #v2 will be set to 2 | |||
#v3 := WORDS 'don`'t' 'come easy' // #v3 will be set to 2, too | |||
#v4 := WORDS 'don`'t come easy' // #v4 will be set to 1 | |||
Revision as of 15:54, 23 March 2011
The WORDS returns the number of arguments ("words" in a broader, or more technical, meaning) supplied to the command.
var := WORDS arg1 arg2 ... argn
Note the difference between what is called a word in everyday-use, and what is called a word (an argument) here:
Generally, if you supply n arguments to the WORDS command, it will return the number n, even if one of the arguments should consist of more than one "word" of natural language.
#v1 := WORDS don`'t come easy // #v1 will be set to 3 #v2 := WORDS 'don`'t come' easy // #v2 will be set to 2 #v3 := WORDS 'don`'t' 'come easy' // #v3 will be set to 2, too #v4 := WORDS 'don`'t come easy' // #v4 will be set to 1
