Enumerable.LongCount(Of TSource) Method (IEnumerable(Of TSource))
Returns an Int64 that represents the total number of elements in a sequence.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
'Declaration <ExtensionAttribute> _ Public Shared Function LongCount(Of TSource) ( _ source As IEnumerable(Of TSource) _ ) As Long 'Usage Dim source As IEnumerable(Of TSource) Dim returnValue As Long returnValue = source.LongCount()
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of source.
Parameters
- source
- Type: System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable(Of TSource)
An IEnumerable(Of T) that contains the elements to be counted.
Usage Note
In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type IEnumerable(Of TSource). When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | source is Nothing. |
| OverflowException | The number of elements exceeds MaxValue. |
The following code example demonstrates how to use LongCount(Of TSource)(IEnumerable(Of TSource)) to count the elements in an array.
' Create an array of strings. Dim fruits() As String = _ {"apple", "banana", "mango", "orange", "passionfruit", "grape"} ' Get the number of items in the array. Dim count As Long = fruits.LongCount() ' Display the result. MsgBox("There are " & count & " fruits in the collection.") ' This code produces the following output: ' ' There are 6 fruits in the collection.
Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune
The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.