step

..  step(r)

Get the step size of a :obj:`Range` object.

Examples

In the Julia programming language, the function step(r)

Get the step size of a Range object.

julia> r = 1:2:10;
julia> step(r)
2

This function returns the step size of the Range object r. It is particularly useful when working with ranges that have a non-default step size.

Common examples of its use:

Check the step size of a range:
```
julia> range1 = 0:0.5:2.5;
julia> step(range1)
0.5
```
This example returns the step size of the range range1.
Use the step size in a loop:
```
julia> for i in 1:step(range1):10
          println(i)
      end
```
In this example, the step size of range1 is used in a loop to iterate over the range with a custom step size.
Calculate the length of a range using the step size:
```
julia> range2 = 10:-1:1;
julia> length(range2) / step(range2)
10.0
```
Here, the length of range2 is divided by the step size to obtain the number of steps taken within the range.

Common mistake example:

julia> r = 10:-2:1;
julia> step(r)
ERROR: MethodError: no method matching step(::StepRangeLen{Int64,Base.TwicePrecision{Int64},Base.TwicePrecision{Int64}})

In this example, the step function is applied to a range that has a non-integer step size. The step function expects an integer step size for the range.

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