length Property (arguments)
Returns the actual number of arguments passed to a function by the caller.
[function.]arguments.length
Arguments
- function
Optional. The name of the currently executing Function object.
Remarks
The length property of the arguments object is initialized by the scripting engine to the actual number of arguments passed to a Function object when execution begins in that function.
Note
The arguments object is not available when a program is running in fast mode, the default for JScript. To compile a program that uses the arguments object from a command prompt, you must turn off the fast option by using /fast-. It is not safe to turn off the fast option in ASP.NET because of threading issues. For more information, see arguments Object.
Example
The following example illustrates the use of the length property of the arguments object.
function ArgTest(a, b)
{
print ("Expected Arguments: " + ArgTest.length);
print ("Passed Arguments: " + arguments.length);
var s = "The individual arguments are: "
for (var n = 0; n < arguments.length; n++)
{
s += ArgTest.arguments[n];
s += " ";
}
print (s);
}