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PHP count() function usage and example

The count() function calculates the number of elements in an array or the number of properties in an object

Syntax

count($array, $mode);

Definition and usage

Calculate the number of elements in an array or the number of properties in an object.1If the optional mode parameter is set to COUNT_RECURSIVE (or

Parameter

Serial numberParameters and descriptions
1

array (required)

It specifies an array

2

mode (optional)

It specifies the function mode.

Return value

It returns the number of elements in the array.

Online example

The count() function calculates the number of elements in an array

<?php
   $a[0] = 1;
   $a[1] = 3;
   $a[2] = 5;
   $result = count($a);
   print($result);
?>
Test and see‹/›

Output result:

3

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