Get length Version 14 (Net)

Action group: Collections

Description

The action counts the number of elements in the selected collection.

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Action parameters

Input parameters

Parameter	Description
Collection or array	Collection or array to be processed.

Output parameters

The number of elements - the number of elements in a collection or array.

Settings

Property	Description	Type	Filling example	Mandatory field
Parameters
Collection or array	Collection or array	Robin.Collection		Yes
Results
The number of elements	The number of elements in a collection or array	Robin.Numeric

Special conditions of use

None.

Example of use

Task

There is a collection "Collection 1" with entries = Masha, Julia, Nastya, Olya. You need to count the number of items in the collection, write the result to a numeric variable "Quantity" and display the result on the screen in a dialog box.

Solution

Use the "Get length", "Show message" actions.

Implementation

Create a numeric variable "Collection" to which the action result will be written.
Move the "Get length" action to the workspace and set its parameters.

In the "Collection or array" specify the collection to be processed - "Collection".
In the "The number of elements" specify the "Quantity" numeric variable.
Move the "Show message" action to the workspace and set its parameters.
In the "Message text" field specify the "Collection" variable with the number of entries in the collection.
In the "Window title" specify the collection elements.
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