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ABAP Keyword Documentation → ABAP − Reference → Processing Internal Data → Character String and Byte String Processing → Expressions and Functions for String Processing → String Functions → Description Functions for Character-Like Arguments →count, count_... - Search Functions
Syntax Forms
1. ... count( val = text
{sub = substring}|{regex = regex}
[case = case]
[off = off] [len = len] ) ...
2. ... count_any_of( val = text sub = substring
[off = off] [len = len] ) ...
3. ... count_any_not_of( val = text sub = substring
[off = off] [len = len] ) ...
Effect
Just like the search functions find and find_..., the search functions count and count_... search text in the entire string text or in a subarea defined using off and len for characters specified in substring or for a match with a regular expression specified in regex. Instead of an offset, they return the number of occurrences.
The return value has the type i.
Example
Refer to string functions, count, find, and match.
Catchable Exceptions
CX_SY_RANGE_OUT_OF_BOUNDS
CX_SY_REGEX_TOO_COMPLEX
CX_SY_STRG_PAR_VAL