[slice.access]

# 29 Numerics library [[numerics]](./#numerics)

## 29.6 Numeric arrays [[numarray]](numarray#slice.access)

### 29.6.4 Class slice [[class.slice]](class.slice#slice.access)

#### 29.6.4.3 Access functions [slice.access]

[🔗](#lib:start,slice)

`size_t start() const;
size_t size() const;
size_t stride() const;
`

[1](#1)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/numerics.tex#L8444)

*Returns*: The start, length, or stride specified
by a slice object[.](#1.sentence-1)

[2](#2)

[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/numerics.tex#L8449)

*Complexity*: Constant time[.](#2.sentence-1)