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Function ARRAY-DIMENSION

Syntax:

array-dimension array axis-number => dimension

Arguments and Values:

array---an array.

axis-number---an integer greater than or equal to zero and less than the rank of the array.

dimension---a non-negative integer.

Description:

array-dimension returns the axis-number dimension[1] of array. (Any fill pointer is ignored.)

Examples:

 (array-dimension (make-array 4) 0) =>  4
 (array-dimension (make-array '(2 3)) 1) =>  3

Affected By:

None.

Exceptional Situations: None.

See Also:

array-dimensions, length

Notes:

 (array-dimension array n) ==  (nth n (array-dimensions array))

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