table.Count

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Function
Syntax	table.Count( Table ) Where is this used?
Description:
Gets the total number of keys in a table - including both integer-keys and string-keys.
Returns:	Integer The number of keys in the table.
Part of Library:	Table
Realm:
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Example

Description	Prints a few various conditions involving table.Count and a table.
Used on
Code	test_table = {"this","that","and the other"} // Define the table. print(table.Count(test_table)) // Prints "3" to the console, how many keys are within test_table. table.insert(test_table,"hello") // Inserts a new value. print(table.Count(test_table)) // Last addition is now 4. test_table[0] = "test" test_table[-1] = "Negative number." print(table.Count(test_table)) // Prints 6, 0 and -1 are counted. test_table["hello"] = "test" print(table.Count(test_table)) // Prints 7.
Output	Four numbers to the console of different situations in the script.

Additional Notes

• This function loops through the entire table every time it is run - be warned this can possibly cause infinite loop protection to kick in on large tables, and is overall inefficient for use in large tables. It is suggested you use table.getn if your table is integer indexed.
• This function does not check to see if the table is nil, and so will return an error if it is.
• If the table is indexed with consecutive integers use the length operator instead. (#table)

See Also

• table.getn
• table.maxn