Count

Returns the number of Match objects in the collection.

Syntax: object.Count

object

required An object expression that evaluates to a MatchCollection.

Returns a Long. The property is read-only.

Remarks

For the collection that the Execute method of RegExp returns, Count is the number of matches found in the source string. It is 0 when the pattern finds nothing. When the Global property of the expression is False, the collection holds the first match only, so Count is at most 1.

The positions that Item accepts run from 0 to Count - 1.

Example

Dim re As New RegExp
re.Pattern = "[a-z]+"
re.Global = True
Debug.Print re.Execute("one two three").Count  ' 3
Debug.Print re.Execute("1 2 3").Count          ' 0

re.Global = False
Debug.Print re.Execute("one two three").Count  ' 1

See Also

• Item property – returns a match by position
• MatchCollection class – overview