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lines - Row Function

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.

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