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arrays.size
arrays.size( array )
Description
Returns the size of the array. Returns 0 for an empty array.
Param data types
ARRAY_STRINGS|ARRAY_INTS|ARRAY_FLOATS
Return type
INT
Code samples
Example 1
This example uses a string array that contains two elements.
arrays.size(["test1", "test2"]) = 2
Example 2
This example uses an int array that contains 3 elements.
arrays.size([1, 2, 3]) = 3
Example 3
This example uses a float array thats contains 1 elements
arrays.size([1.200000]) = 1
Example 4
This example uses an empty array.
arrays.size([]) = 0
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Last updated 2025-07-14 UTC.
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