Enumerable.Count Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Linq

Assembly:

System.Linq.dll

Returns the number of elements in a sequence.

Overloads

Count<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>)	Returns the number of elements in a sequence.
Count<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>, Func<TSource,Boolean>)	Returns a number that represents how many elements in the specified sequence satisfy a condition.

Count<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>)

Source:

Count.cs

Returns the number of elements in a sequence.

public:
generic <typename TSource>
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static int Count(System::Collections::Generic::IEnumerable<TSource> ^ source);

public static int Count<TSource> (this System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TSource> source);

static member Count : seq<'Source> -> int

<Extension()>
Public Function Count(Of TSource) (source As IEnumerable(Of TSource)) As Integer

Type Parameters

TSource

The type of the elements of source.

Parameters

source

IEnumerable<TSource>

A sequence that contains elements to be counted.

Returns

Int32

The number of elements in the input sequence.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

source is null.

OverflowException

The number of elements in source is larger than Int32.MaxValue.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use Count<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>) to count the elements in an array.

string[] fruits = { "apple", "banana", "mango", "orange", "passionfruit", "grape" };

try
{
    int numberOfFruits = fruits.Count();
    Console.WriteLine(
        "There are {0} fruits in the collection.",
        numberOfFruits);
}
catch (OverflowException)
{
    Console.WriteLine("The count is too large to store as an Int32.");
    Console.WriteLine("Try using the LongCount() method instead.");
}

// This code produces the following output:
//
// There are 6 fruits in the collection.

' Create an array of strings.
Dim fruits() As String = {"apple", "banana", "mango", "orange", "passionfruit", "grape"}

Try
    ' Count the number of items in the array.
    Dim numberOfFruits As Integer = fruits.Count()
    ' Display the output.
    Console.WriteLine($"There are {numberOfFruits} fruits in the collection.")
Catch e As OverflowException
    Console.WriteLine("The count is too large to store as an Int32. Try using LongCount() instead.")
End Try

' This code produces the following output:
'
' There are 6 fruits in the collection.

Remarks

If the type of source implements ICollection<T>, that implementation is used to obtain the count of elements. Otherwise, this method determines the count.

Use the LongCount method when you expect and want to allow the result to be greater than MaxValue.

In Visual Basic query expression syntax, an Aggregate Into Count() clause translates to an invocation of Count.

See also

• Aggregate Clause (Visual Basic)

Count<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>, Func<TSource,Boolean>)

Source:

Count.cs

Returns a number that represents how many elements in the specified sequence satisfy a condition.

public:
generic <typename TSource>
[System::Runtime::CompilerServices::Extension]
 static int Count(System::Collections::Generic::IEnumerable<TSource> ^ source, Func<TSource, bool> ^ predicate);

public static int Count<TSource> (this System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TSource> source, Func<TSource,bool> predicate);

static member Count : seq<'Source> * Func<'Source, bool> -> int

<Extension()>
Public Function Count(Of TSource) (source As IEnumerable(Of TSource), predicate As Func(Of TSource, Boolean)) As Integer

Type Parameters

TSource

The type of the elements of source.

Parameters

source

IEnumerable<TSource>

A sequence that contains elements to be tested and counted.

predicate

Func<TSource,Boolean>

A function to test each element for a condition.

Returns

Int32

A number that represents how many elements in the sequence satisfy the condition in the predicate function.

Exceptions

ArgumentNullException

source or predicate is null.

OverflowException

The number of elements in source is larger than Int32.MaxValue.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to use Count<TSource>(IEnumerable<TSource>, Func<TSource,Boolean>) to count the elements in an array that satisfy a condition.

class Pet
{
    public string Name { get; set; }
    public bool Vaccinated { get; set; }
}

public static void CountEx2()
{
    Pet[] pets = { new Pet { Name="Barley", Vaccinated=true },
                   new Pet { Name="Boots", Vaccinated=false },
                   new Pet { Name="Whiskers", Vaccinated=false } };

    try
    {
        int numberUnvaccinated = pets.Count(p => p.Vaccinated == false);
        Console.WriteLine("There are {0} unvaccinated animals.", numberUnvaccinated);
    }
    catch (OverflowException)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("The count is too large to store as an Int32.");
        Console.WriteLine("Try using the LongCount() method instead.");
    }
}

// This code produces the following output:
//
// There are 2 unvaccinated animals.

Structure Pet
    Public Name As String
    Public Vaccinated As Boolean
End Structure

Public Shared Sub CountEx2()
    ' Create an array of Pet objects.
    Dim pets() As Pet = {New Pet With {.Name = "Barley", .Vaccinated = True},
                 New Pet With {.Name = "Boots", .Vaccinated = False},
                 New Pet With {.Name = "Whiskers", .Vaccinated = False}}

    Try
        ' Count the number of Pets in the array where the Vaccinated property is False.
        Dim numberUnvaccinated As Integer =
    pets.Count(Function(p) p.Vaccinated = False)
        ' Display the output.
        Console.WriteLine($"There are {numberUnvaccinated} unvaccinated animals.")
    Catch e As OverflowException
        Console.WriteLine("The count is too large to store as an Int32. Try using LongCount() instead.")
    End Try

End Sub

' This code produces the following output:
'
' There are 2 unvaccinated animals.

Remarks

If the type of source implements ICollection<T>, that implementation is used to obtain the count of elements. Otherwise, this method determines the count.

You should use the LongCount method when you expect and want to allow the result to be greater than MaxValue.

In Visual Basic query expression syntax, an Aggregate Into Count() clause translates to an invocation of Count.

See also

• Aggregate Clause (Visual Basic)