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 ===== Length (Function) =====
 ==== Format ====
-length( //string_expr// )
+**length**( [[stringexpressions|string_expression]] )\\
+**length**( [[arrays|array]] )\\
+**length**( [[maps|map]] )
-returns //positive_integer_value//
+returns [[integerexpressions|integer_expression]]
 ==== Description ====
-Returns the number of characters in //string_expr//
+Returns the number of characters in [[stringexpressions|string_expression]], the number of elements in a map, or the number of values in an array.
+NOTE: The length function returns the total number of items in a two dimensional array (rows * columns).
 ==== See Also ====
 {{page>en:start#String Handling&noheader}}

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