Programmer Guide/Command Reference/EVAL/ncol: Difference between revisions

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Returns the number of columns of the argument 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. The function cols(x) and the special bracket form |x| can be used as alias for ncol.

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-=====ncol=====
-The number of columns in <var>x</var>.
+Returns the number of columns of the argument <var>x</var>.
-{|
+;Usage: '''<code>ncol(<var>x</var>)</code>'''
-|-
-|Usage:
+;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'')''' and the special ''bracket'' form '''|''x''|''' can be used as alias for '''ncol'''.
-|ncols(x)
-|-
+;See also: [[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference/EVAL/nrow|nrow]]
-|
-|cols(x)
+[[Programmer_Guide/Command_Reference/EVAL#Functions|<function list>]]
-|-
-|Result:
-|The number of columns in x (1 for scalars and vectors).
-|-
-|Return Type:
-|scalar
-|}