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Checking items in a list

You can determine the characteristics of a list and the number of items the list contains by using the following commands and functions.

| To display the contents of a list, use the `put` command followed by the variable that contains the list. See `put`.
| To determine the number of items in a list, use the `count()` function. See `count()`.
| To determine a list's type, use the `ilk()` function. See `ilk()`.
| To determine the maximum value in a list, use the `max()` function. See `max()`.
| To determine the minimum value in a list, use the `min()` function. See `min()`.
| To determine the position of a specific property, use the `findPos`, `findPosNear`, or `getOne` command. See `findPos`, `findPosNear`, and `getOne()`.