# dcount() function

The dcount() function returns the number
of occurrences of the delimiter specified in *str.exp2* within *str.exp1*, plus one.

## Syntax

```
dcount(str.exp1, str.exp2)
```

## Parameter(s)

| str.exp1 | Specifies the string expression, plus one, in which to search for the delimiter specified in str.exp2. |
| --- | --- |
| str.exp2 | Specifies the delimiter to locate within str.exp1. |

## Description

The difference between this
function and the count() function is that 1 is
added to the result unless the string referenced in *str.exp1* is null.

## Example(s)

`how.many` contains
the number of attributes in `string`. In this example,
there are 3 and each attribute displays on the terminal in a separate
line.

```
string = "a" : char(254) : "b" : char(254) : "c"
how.many = dcount(string,char(254))
for amc = 1 to how.many
crt string<amc>
next amc
```
In this example, `sentence` is entered
from the keyboard. The string in `sentence` is trimmed
of excess spaces, and the number of words delimited by spaces is counted
using dcount(). The words are then printed on separate
lines.

```
input sentence
sentence = trim(sentence)
maxwords = dcount(sentence,’ ’)
for wordcnt = 1 to maxwords
print field(sentence,’ ’,wordcnt)
next wordcnt
```

## See also

- [count() function](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/count-function/)
- [BASIC functions](https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/basic-functions/)
- [u201e user exit](https://d3codex.com/access/u201e-user-exit/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/pickbasic-flashbasic/dcount-function/ - part of the D3Codex reference.