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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

Argument Reference

Name Type Required Default Description
list string Yes    
value string Yes    
delimiters string No ,  

Simple Example

Counts instances of ‘foo’ in the list

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

Expected Result: 2

Example with Custom Delimiter

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