# *a9998

A special attribute identifier used to produce a sequential
counter for items being processed by the AQL sentence.

**Synonyms:** a9998

## Example(s)

```
list entity *a9998 name (i
```

## See also

- [*a9999](https://d3codex.com/attributedefiningitem/asterisk-a9999/)
- [d/size](https://d3codex.com/attributedefiningitem/d-size/)
- [Defining attributes](https://d3codex.com/attributedefiningitem/defining-attributes/)
- [Temporary attribute items](https://d3codex.com/access/temporary-attribute-items/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/attributedefiningitem/asterisk-a9998/ - part of the D3Codex reference.