count
Summary
Returns the count of the input parameter.
Usage
input|count()
Returns
An integer revealing the count.
Description
This operator returns the count of the input parameter. The following table shows how the operator works with different variable types.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Array | The number of elements is returned. |
| Object | The number of object attributes is returned. |
| String | The length of the string is returned. |
| Number | The value itself is returned. |
| Boolean | FALSE results in 0 and TRUE results in 1. |
| Other | 0 is returned. |
Examples
Example 1
{array( 1, 2, 5 )|count()}The following output will be produced: "3".
Contributors
- Balazs Halasy Updated
- meinhard benn Commenter
Comments (1 historical)
Written by readers of the earlier documentation sites, kept as they were.
Input string as argument
Meinhard Benn ·
You can also get a string length with count():
{count('hello world')}