ReQL command: count

Command syntax

sequence.count([value | predicate_function]) → number
binary.count() → number
string.count() → number
object.count() → number
r.count(sequence | binary | string | object[, predicate_function]) → number

Description

Counts the number of elements in a sequence or key/value pairs in an object, or returns the size of a string or binary object.

When count is called on a sequence with a predicate value or function, it returns the number of elements in the sequence equal to that value or where the function returns true. On a binary object, count returns the size of the object in bytes; on strings, count returns the string’s length. This is determined by counting the number of Unicode codepoints in the string, counting combining codepoints separately.

Example: Count the number of users.

r.table('users').count().run(conn)

Example: Count the number of 18 year old users.

r.table('users')['age'].count(18).run(conn)

Example: Count the number of users over 18.

r.table('users')['age'].count{ |age| age > 18 }.run(conn)

Alternatively:

r.table('users').count{ |user| user['age'] > 18 }.run(conn)

Example: Return the length of a Unicode string.

> r.expr("こんにちは").count().run(conn)
5