Difference between revisions of "Documentation/How Tos/Calc: COUNT function"

Revision as of 09:07, 3 December 2007

Counts the numbers in the list of arguments. Text entries are ignored.

COUNT(value1; value2; ... value30)

value1 to value30 are up to 30 values or ranges representing the values to be counted.

COUNT(2; 4; 6; "eight")

returns 3, because 2, 4 and 6 are numbers ("eight" is text).

COUNT(B1:B3)

where cells B1, B2, B3 contain 1.1, 2.2, and apple returns 2.

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 == COUNT ==
 Counts the numbers in the list of arguments. Text entries are ignored.
 === Syntax: ===
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 <tt>'''value1'''</tt> to <tt>'''value30'''</tt> are up to 30 values or ranges representing the values to be counted.
 === Example: ===
-{| border="0"
-|<tt>'''COUNT(2; 4; 6; "eight")'''</tt>
-| returns <tt>'''3'''</tt>, because <tt>'''2'''</tt>, <tt>'''4'''</tt> and <tt>'''6'''</tt> are numbers ('''"eight"''' is text).
-|-
+<tt>'''COUNT(2; 4; 6; "eight")'''</tt>
-|<tt>'''COUNT(B1:B3)'''</tt>
+: returns <tt>'''3'''</tt>, because <tt>'''2'''</tt>, <tt>'''4'''</tt> and <tt>'''6'''</tt> are numbers (<tt>'''"eight"'''</tt> is text).
-| where cells <tt>'''B1'''</tt>, <tt>'''B2'''</tt>, <tt>'''B3'''</tt> contain <tt>'''1.1'''</tt>, <tt>'''2.2'''</tt>, and <tt>'''apple'''</tt> returns <tt>'''2'''</tt>.
+<tt>'''COUNT(B1:B3)'''</tt>
+: where cells <tt>'''B1'''</tt>, <tt>'''B2'''</tt>, <tt>'''B3'''</tt> contain <tt>'''1.1'''</tt>, <tt>'''2.2'''</tt>, and <tt>'''apple'''</tt> returns <tt>'''2'''</tt>.
-|}
 === See also: ===
 '''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: COUNTA function|COUNTA function]]''', '''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: COUNTIF function|COUNTIF function]]''', '''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: COUNTBLANK function|COUNTBLANK function]]''', '''[[Documentation/How_Tos/Calc: SUM function|SUM function]]'''