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Reference · stzTimeLine

CountPoints()

How many points

also written: CountMoments · HowManyPoints · CountOInstants · HowManyMoments · NumberOfPoints · HowManyInstants · NumberOfMoments · NumberOfInstants

Basic examples (2)

Softanza
oTimeLine = new stzTimeLine(
	:Start = "2024-01-01 00:00:00",
	:End = "2024-12-31 23:59:59"
)
oTimeLine.AddMoment("MILESTONE", "2024-06-15 12:00:00")
? oTimeLine.Moments()
? oTimeLine.CountPoints()
Output
MILESTONE
2024-06-15 12:00:00

1

run on 2026-10-02 04:24 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 09_alternative_names_for_points_moments.ring(opens in a new tab)

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oTimeLine = new stzTimeLine(
	:Start = "2024-01-01 00:00:00",
	:End = "2024-12-31 23:59:59"
)
oTimeLine {
	AddPoint("EVENT1", "2024-03-15 10:00:00")
	AddPoint("EVENT2", "2024-03-16 14:30:00")
	AddPoint("EVENT3", "2024-03-17 09:00:00")
}
? oTimeLine.CountPoints()
Output
3

run on 2026-10-02 04:24 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 05_adding_points_with_q_chaining.ring(opens in a new tab)

Scope (1)

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oTimeLine = new stzTimeLine(
	:Start = "2024-01-01 00:00:00",
	:End = "2024-12-31 23:59:59"
)
oTimeLine {
	AddPoint("EVENT1", "2024-03-15 10:00:00")
	AddPoint("EVENT2", "2024-04-15 10:00:00")
	AddSpan("PERIOD", "2024-05-01 00:00:00", "2024-05-31 23:59:59")
}
? oTimeLine.CountPoints()
? oTimeLine.CountSpans()
oTimeLine.Clear()
? oTimeLine.CountPoints()
? oTimeLine.CountSpans()
Output
2
1
0
0

run on 2026-10-02 04:24 inside the library at commit 0e72e2e2c; taken from 31_clearing_timeline.ring(opens in a new tab)

The extensions of this method

Each extension, and whether it exists for this method; an extension that exists combines with the others (FindSTCS).

Extension
Exists
What it adds · The names
Q
no
does what the method does, then returns the object, so the call can be chained
QQ
no
chains on the next, more specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QQQ
no
chains on the most specific type of object (the Q ladder)
QRT
no
returns the result as an object of the requested type
CS
no
takes a case-sensitivity flag
ST
no
takes the position to start from (StartingAt)
IB
no
takes bounds that are included (IncludingBounds)
XT
no
the extended form: more parameters than the base method
XTT
no
yet another extension: a further extended form, after XT
Z
no
includes the position in what it returns
ZZ
no
returns positions as sections, [start, end]
W
no
selects by a condition
WF
no
selects by a condition, with the expressive keywords (@NextItem, @PreviousItem...)
D
no
takes a direction, forward or backward (Directional)
F
no
takes a function (the condition or the update is given as a function); the forms document also uses F for the future form, which defers the action
Many
no
works on a collection of items instead of one (the plural form)
Except
no
takes exceptions, what to leave out (the exceptional form)
U
no
returns the result without duplication

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See also