Count

Count is a mathematical function that returns the number of values in a group of numeric values, rows, columns, or cells. Count excludes #MISSING and #ERROR when obtaining the count. The function syntax:

Count (arguments)

where arguments is one or more of these arguments:

Table B-9 Arguments for the Count Function

Argument	Description
numeric	A numeric value. For example, Count (10, 20, 30) returns the value 3. Numeric values can include decimals and negative values.
row, column, or cell reference	A pointer to a row, column, or cell within a grid. References can be specified in several ways. The reference syntax: `GridName.GridElement[segment(range)].Property`
function	An embedded function

Examples:

The following example returns the count of three rows, 1, 6, and 8:
```
Count(row[1], row[6], row[8])
```
The following example returns the count of 3 columns:
```
Count( column[E], column[G], column[I] )
```
The following example calculates the count of the cell located at row 4, column D:
```
Count(cell[D,4]) 
```
The following example calculates the count of aggregate row 3 in grid 5:
```
Count(grid1.row[3])
```