DCOUNT Function

Counts the number of elements in a string that are separated by a specified delimiter.

Syntax

DCOUNT(char-string,delimiter)

Syntax Elements

char-string An expression that evaluates to the string to be searched.

delimiter An expression that evaluates to a single character that separates the string elements. If delimiter contains more than one character, only the first is used.

Operation

DCOUNT returns the number of elements in the string that are separated by the delimiter.

DCOUNT can be used to count the number of elements in a dynamic array.

If the delimiter is not contained in the string, a value of 1 is returned.

If the string is null, a value of 0 is returned.

If either string or delimiter is a literal, it must be enclosed in quotes.

Examples

A = "123":@AM:"456":@AM:"789"
B = DCOUNT(A,@AM)

Assigns a value of 3 to variable B, because there are three elements separated by attribute marks in string A.

X = ""
M = DCOUNT(X,"/")

Assigns a value of 0 to variable M, because X is a null string.

A = "THIS.IS.A.TEST"
B = DCOUNT(A,":")

Assigns a value of 1 to variable B, because string A does not contain the specified delimiter.

See Also

DCOUNT Function (MultiValue Compatibility).

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