length:

Syntax:	length ( A )

Description:
	
	The length function returns the length of vector A. It is
	equivalent to max (size (A)), when A is a scalar, vector, or
	matrix. 

	To summarize:

	MATRIX:	max (size (A))

	SCALAR:	max (size (A))

	STRING: number of characters in string

	LIST:	number of elements

See Also: show, size
