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# ListValueCount

returns a count of the number of occurrences of a value in a list

## Method Signature

```
ListValueCount(list=[string], value=[string], delimiter=[string], includeEmptyFields=[boolean], multiCharacterDelimiter=[boolean])
```

### Arguments

| Argument                  | Type      | Required | Description                                   | Default |
| ------------------------- | --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `list`                    | `string`  | `true`   | The list to be searched.                      |         |
| `value`                   | `string`  | `true`   | The value to locale                           |         |
| `delimiter`               | `string`  | `false`  | The list delimiter(s)                         | `,`     |
| `includeEmptyFields`      | `boolean` | `false`  | Whether to include empty fields in the search | `false` |
| `multiCharacterDelimiter` | `boolean` | `false`  |                                               | `false` |

## Examples

### Simple Example

Counts instances of 'foo' in the list, ignoring case

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJzLySwuCUvMKU11zi%2FNK%2FHLd04sTtVQUErLz9dJSizSyckvSs3VcQPyMguKS3OVdMBSSgqa1lwAcZoThA%3D%3D)

```java
listValueCountNoCase( "foo,bar,lorem,Foo,ipsum", "foo" );

```

Result: 2

### Example with Custom Delimiter

Counts instances of 'foo' in the list with a custom delimiter, ignoring case

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJzLySwuCUvMKU11zi%2FNK%2FHLd04sTtVQUEpKLKpxy8%2BvyckvSs3VySwoLs2tyU2tScvP1ynOz00tycjMSwfxatz8%2FZV0FJSATBBVo6Sgac0FAFkAHeg%3D)

```java
listValueCountNoCase( "bar|Foo|lorem,ipsum|me|foo,something|foo|FOO", "foo", "|" );

```

Result: 3

### Additional Examples

[Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io?code=eJyVj0ELgkAQRu%2F%2BisFLCguCVwnWzEKQukR4XWWIBVtjd7b8%2BU2U5SWo07y5PL5Xa0ewhLAdxl6Zk8iLjXhxOdKEApCf1b6p8922bA5hFtysJlz78yWCmh1H1XssBm8ogp5%2F8VaGEEOcQZJARWCRvDULB%2BnvAt7xxQEtdso7BE3QKb6VcWicJn3F4CFNZ2mS0%2BRHOaHkMvlPWTpLY5TPbXc%2BE2xh)

```java
List = "boxlang,ACF,boxlangExt,boxlang, ext,BOXLANGEXT";
writeDump( ListValueCount( list, "boxlang" ) ); // It return's 2
writeDump( ListValueCount( list, "boxlangExt" ) ); // It return's 2 because it case Insensitive
List2 = "boxlang@ACF@boxlangExt@boxlang@ext@BOXLANGEXT";
writeDump( ListValueCount( list2, "boxlang", "@" ) );

```

## Related

* [GetToken](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/gettoken.md)
* [ListAppend](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listappend.md)
* [ListAvg](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listavg.md)
* [ListChangeDelims](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listchangedelims.md)
* [ListCompact](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listcompact.md)
* [ListContains](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listcontains.md)
* [ListContainsNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listcontainsnocase.md)
* [ListDeleteAt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listdeleteat.md)
* [ListEach](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listeach.md)
* [ListEvery](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listevery.md)
* [ListFilter](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listfilter.md)
* [ListFind](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listfind.md)
* [ListFindNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listfindnocase.md)
* [ListFirst](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listfirst.md)
* [ListGetAt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listgetat.md)
* [ListGetEndings](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listgetendings.md)
* [ListIndexExists](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listindexexists.md)
* [ListInsertAt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listinsertat.md)
* [ListItemTrim](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listitemtrim.md)
* [ListLast](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listlast.md)
* [ListLen](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listlen.md)
* [ListMap](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listmap.md)
* [ListNone](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listnone.md)
* [ListPrepend](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listprepend.md)
* [ListQualify](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listqualify.md)
* [ListReduceRight](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listreduceright.md)
* [ListRemoveDuplicates](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listremoveduplicates.md)
* [ListRest](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listrest.md)
* [ListSetAt](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listsetat.md)
* [ListSome](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listsome.md)
* [ListSort](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listsort.md)
* [ListToArray](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listtoarray.md)
* [ListTrim](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listtrim.md)
* [ListValueCountNoCase](/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/list/listvaluecountnocase.md)


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