Example

> length(3.2567)
        1
> length("a string with (count-em) characters")
       35
> length("a string with 37(count-em) characters")
       37
> c = eye(2,5)
 c =
        1          0          0          0          0  
        0          1          0          0          0  
> length(c)
        5
> d = << a = 4 ; v = <<s = 3.4+2j ;c = eye(2,2)>>; z = zeros(2,2)>>   a            v            z            
> length(d)
        3
> length(d.v)
        2