Returns the size/length of a finite structure as an
Int. The
default implementation just counts elements starting with the
leftmost. Instances for structures that can compute the element count
faster than via element-by-element counting, should provide a
specialised implementation.
Examples
Basic usage:
>>> length []
0
>>> length ['a', 'b', 'c']
3
>>> length [1..]
* Hangs forever *