Enumerable.Count<TSource> Method (IEnumerable<TSource>)
.NET Framework (current version)
Returns the number of elements in a sequence.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
Parameters
- source
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Type:
System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TSource>
A sequence that contains elements to be counted.
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of source.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | source is null. |
| OverflowException | The number of elements in source is larger than MaxValue. |
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<TSource> 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.
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.
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 3.5
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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