count [Relation]


Purpose

The count relation counts the number of individuals in a collection.

Syntax

count setOfObjects number

Domain

The setOfObjects argument is a list.

Range

The number argument is the result of the arithmetic operation.

Examples

(tellm (:about Joe (:filled-by child Mary Sue Pat))) 
(retrieve ?x (count (child Joe) ?x)) ==> (3) 
(ask (> (count (child Joe)) 2)) ==> T

See Also

Last modified: Jun 1 1995