bytes length

For bytes.

Output the length of any bytes in the pipeline.

Command Type

built-in

Signature

> bytes length {flags} ...rest

Parameters

  • ...rest: For a data structure input, find the length of data at the given cell paths.

Input/output types:

input output
binary int
list<binary> list<int>
table table
record record

Examples

Return the length of a binary.

> 0x[1F FF AA AB] | bytes length
4

Return the lengths of multiple binaries.

> [0x[1F FF AA AB] 0x[1F]] | bytes length
╭───┬───╮
│ 0 │ 4 │
│ 1 │ 1 │
╰───┴───╯

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