===== Count (Function) =====

==== Format ====
**count** ( [[stringexpressions|haystack_string_expression]] , [[stringexpressions|needle_string_expression]] )\\
**count** ( [[stringexpressions|haystack_string_expression]] , [[stringexpressions|needle_string_expression]] , [[booleanexpressions|boolean_expression]])

returns [[integerexpressions|integer_expression]]

==== Description ====
Return the count of the string //needle// in the string //haystack//.  You may also specify an optional third value, a boolean value to specify that the search will treat upper and lower case letters the same.

==== Example ====
<code>
print count("Hello", "lo")
print count("Buffalo buffalo buffalo.","BUFFALO",true)
</code>
will display
<code>
1
3
</code>

==== See Also ====
{{page>en:start#String Handling&noheader}}

==== History ==== 
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