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lines - Row Function

Other versions: 7.31 | 7.40 | 7.54

Syntax

... lines( arg ) ...

The table function lines returns the number of rows (or lines) in an internal table. The argument arg is a
functional operand position that expects an internal table. The return value has the type i.

Notes

• The function described here is one of the functions that can be used in the obsolete extended functional operand positions, even if its argument is a single data object.

• More specifically, a table expression or similar chaining can be specified for the argument arg, if the result is an internal table.