Last updated on
Apr 27, 2021 06:03:25 AM GMT
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Also Applies to ColdFusion
Description
Counts instances of a specified value in a list. The search is case sensitive.
Returns
The number of instances of value in the list.
Category
List functions, String functions
Function syntax
ListValueCount(list, value [, delimiters ])
See also
ListValueCountNoCase; Lists in Data types- Developing guide in the Developing ColdFusion Applications
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
list |
A list or a variable that contains one. |
value |
String or number, or a variable that contains one. Item for which to search. The search is case sensitive. |
delimiters |
A string or a variable that contains one. Characters that separate list elements. The default value is comma. If this parameter contains more than one character, ColdFusion processes each occurrence of each character as a delimiter. |
Example
<cfscript>
myString="Foo|bar|foo,bar|lorem|ipsum|foo|foo"
writeOutput("The count of foo is: " & ListValueCount(myString,"foo","|"))
</cfscript>
Output
The count of foo is: 2
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