sizeof() function

The sizeof() function returns a number depending on the value passed to the function. The sizeof() function converts any values (except for a list or a table) to a string, and returns the number of characters in the string. For lists and tables, the sizeof() function returns the number of defined members.

The syntax is one of the following:

• sizeof(<value>)

• sizeOf(<value>)

  The following script matches a line of text in a file. The length of each line is measured and printed.

  ASL Script (sizeOf_do.asl):
  START {
   x:rep(word) eol
  }
  do {
   y = sizeof(x);
   print("Length ".y);
  }
  DEFAULT {
   ..eol
  }
  do {
   print("Failed match");
  }
  Input (sizeOf_do.txt):
  This has a size of 21
  size of 9
  Output:
  $ sm_adapter --file=sizeof_do.txt sizeof_do.asl
  Length 21
  Length 9
  $