The length
property returns the number of formal parameters listed inside a function.
Example
// function definition
function func1(a, b) {
}
// finding the number of parameters inside func1
console.log(func1.length);
// Output: 2
length Syntax
The syntax of the length
property is:
func.length
Here, func
is a function.
length Parameters
The length
property does not take any parameters.
length Return Value
The length
property returns the number of formal parameters of the given function.
Example 1: Using length Property
// function definition
function func() {}
// finding number of parameters inside func()
console.log(func.length);
// function definition
function func1(a, b) {}
// finding the number of parameters inside func1()
console.log(func1.length);
Output
0 2
In the above program, we have used length property to find the number of parameters inside func()
and func1()
.
The func()
doesn't have any parameter so func.length
returns 0. There are two parameters a
and b
in func1
, so func1.length
returns 2.
Example 2: length Property with Array of Arguments
The length
property returns 0 when an array of arguments is listed inside the function. For example:
// defining a function with an array of arguments
function func2(...args) {
}
// finding number of parameters inside func2()
console.log(func2.length);
Output
0
In the above example, an array of arguments is listed inside func2()
. So func2.length
returns 0.
Example 3: length Property with Default Parameter Values
The length
property excludes the rest parameters and only counts parameters until the first one with a default value. For example:
// defining a function with default parameter
function func3(a, b = 10, c) {
}
// only parameters before the one with
// default value are counted
console.log(func3.length);
Output
1
In the above program, func3.length
skips b
which has a default value and c
which comes after the default value. So, the method returns 1.