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SQL Server COUNT() Function

Example

SELECT COUNT(ProductID) AS NumberOfProducts FROM Products;

Definition and Usage

The COUNT() function returns the number of records returned by a select query.

Note

NULL values are not counted.

Syntax

COUNT
(expression
)

Parameter Values

ParameterDescription
expressionRequired. A field or a string value

Technical Details

Works in:SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse

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