| Function length The number of items/characters. Size length(object) Parameters
object | A container. Types: Container: ModifiedString, String char array, FrequencyDistribution, Gaps, Index, MaxRepeats Iterator, Pipe, Pool, PriorityType, Segment, Shape, std::basic_string, StringSet
Return Values The number of items/characters in object. Metafunctions: Size Remarks The length of a sequence can never exceed it's capacity. Part of Concept Container See Also capacity, clear, difference, empty, fill, resize, shrinkToFit SeqAn - Sequence Analysis Library - www.seqan.de