count() function in PHP

The count() function counts elements in an array, or properties in an object. It returns the number of elements in an array.

Syntax

count(arr, mode)

Parameters

• arr − The specified array.

• mode − Specifies the mode. Possible values are 0 or 1. 0: Do not count all the elements, 1: Count all the elements.

Return

The count() function returns the number of elements in an array −

Example

The following is an example −

<?php
   $products = array("Electronics","Footwear"); echo count($products);
?>

Output

2