listValueCount

Counts instances of a specified value in a list.
The search is case-sensitive. For case-insensitive search use listValueCountNoCase.

listValueCount(list, value [, delimiters]) → returns numeric

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See Also:   listLen   structCount

Argument Reference

list string
Required

value string
Required

delimiters string
Default: ,

Examples
Sample code invoking the listValueCount function

Counts instances of 'foo' in the list

listValueCount("foo,bar,lorem,foo,ipsum", "foo")

Expected Result: 2

Counts instances of 'foo' in the list with a custom delimiter

listValueCount("bar|foo|lorem,ipsum|me|foo,something|foo|FOO", "foo", "|")

Expected Result: 2

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