22.6 LengthWord

LengthWord( w )

LengthWord returns the length of the word w, i.e., the number of letters in the word.

    gap> a := AbstractGenerator("a");;
    gap> b := AbstractGenerator("b");;
    gap> w := (a^2*b)^5*b^-1;
    a^2*b*a^2*b*a^2*b*a^2*b*a^2
    gap> LengthWord( w );
    14
    gap> LengthWord( a^13 );
    13
    gap> LengthWord( IdWord );
    0 

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