List.length<'T> Function (F#)

Returns the length of the list.

Namespace/Module Path: Microsoft.FSharp.Collections.List

Assembly: FSharp.Core (in FSharp.Core.dll)

// Signature:
List.length : 'T list -> int

// Usage:
List.length list

Parameters

• list
  Type: 'T list

  The input list.

Return Value

The length of the list.

Remarks

This function is named Length in compiled assemblies. If you are accessing the function from a language other than F#, or through reflection, use this name.

Example

The following code shows how to use List.length.

List.length [ 1 .. 100 ] |> printfn "Length: %d"
List.length [ ] |> printfn "Length: %d"
List.length [ 1 .. 2 .. 100 ] |> printfn "Length: %d"

Output

Length: 100
Length: 0
Length: 50

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2

Version Information

F# Runtime

Supported in: 2.0, 4.0

Silverlight

Supported in: 3

See Also

Reference

Collections.List Module (F#)

Microsoft.FSharp.Collections Namespace (F#)