The arguments.length
property contains the number of arguments passed to the function.
arguments.length
Description
The arguments.length property provides the number of arguments actually passed to a function. This can be more or less than the defined parameter's count (see Function.length
).
Examples
Using arguments.length
In this example we define a function that can add two or more numbers together.
function adder(base /*, n2, ... */) { base = Number(base); for (var i = 1; i < arguments.length; i++) { base += Number(arguments[i]); } return base; }
Note: Note the difference between Function.length
and arguments.length
Specifications
Browser compatibility
Desktop | Mobile | Server | ||||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | Deno | Node.js | |
length |
1
|
12
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
10.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
0.10.0
|
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Functions/arguments/length