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count()

Syntax

list.count
count (list)
count(theObject)
object.count
textExpression.count

Description

Function; returns the number of entries in a linear or property list, the number of properties in a parent script without counting the properties in an ancestor script, or the chunks of a text expression such as characters, lines, or words.

The count command works with linear and property lists, objects created with parent scripts, and the globals property.

To see an example of count() used in a completed movie, see the Text movie in the Learning\Lingo Examples folder inside the Director application folder.

Example

This statement displays the number 3, the number of entries:

put [10,20,30].count
-- 3

See also

globals