length_text_map

The length_text_map function yields the number of elements contained in a TEXT MAP.

 length_text_map ( MAP_to_be_counted )

This function returns a NUMBER, which is the number of elements stored in the map.

This function has one parameter:

• MAP to be counted, MAP of type TEXT. A MAP of which the number of elements is counted.

An example is provided here.

MAP TEXT test_map 

ASSIGN test_map ["first"] := "This is the first value"
ASSIGN test_map ["second"] := "This is the second value"
ASSIGN test_map ["third"] := "This is the third value"
ASSIGN test_map ["fourth"] := "This is the fourth value"
ASSIGN test_map ["fifth"] := "This is the fifth value"
NUMBER length_function_result 

ASSIGN length_function_result := length_text_map (test_map) 

#
@(length_function_result)
#

If you refer to a MAP element, it results in the creation of that element. The element is created with a default value: 0 for NUMBER, "" for TEXT, and FALSE for BOOL. For example, the test IF testing[1] THEN FI will result in the creation of element 1 in MAP testing.