Function array-dimension

Syntax:

Arguments and Values:

array—an array.

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

Barmar observes that nothing requires the implementation to enforce ARRAY-DIMENSION-LIMIT. It's a requirement on the user to be prepared to lose if he exceeds it, but it is not a requirement on the implementation to make him lose in that case.dimension—a non-negative integer.

Description:

!!! (array-dimension (make-array nil) ??)

17.3.0 6array-dimension returns the axis-number dimension₁ of array. This next is implied by the definition of dimension, but retained for now for safety. -kmp(Any fill pointer is ignored.)

Examples:

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

Affected By:

Exceptional Situations:

None.

See Also:

array-dimensions, length

Notes:

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