length

Prototype: length(list)

Return type: int

Description: Returns the length of list.

Arguments:

list : The name of the list variable, in the range [a-zA-Z0-9_$(){}\[\].:]+

Example:

bundle agent test

{
  vars:
      "test" slist => {
                        1,2,3,
                        "one", "two", "three",
                        "long string",
                        "four", "fix", "six",
                        "one", "two", "three",
                      };

      "length" int => length("test");
      "test_str" string => join(",", "test");

  reports:
      "The test list is $(test_str)";
      "The test list has $(length) elements";
}

See also: nth().