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15.2.17 array-rank [Function]

array-rank arrayrank

Arguments and Values::

array—an array.

rank—a non-negative integer.

Description::

Returns the number of dimensions of array.

Examples::

 (array-rank (make-array '())) ⇒  0
 (array-rank (make-array 4)) ⇒  1
 (array-rank (make-array '(4))) ⇒  1
 (array-rank (make-array '(2 3))) ⇒  2

Exceptional Situations::

Should signal an error of type type-error if its argument is not an array.

See Also::

array-rank-limit , make-array