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# Config_Container::countChildren()

Config_Container::countChildren() -- Count children of container

## Synopsis

    require_once 'Config/Container.php';

``int Config_Container::countChildren` ([string $type = `NULL` [, string $name = `NULL`]])`

## Description

This method will return the number of children this container has. If either `$name` or `$type`, it will affine its search just to return the number of children corresponding to these parameters.

## Parameter

string `$type`

  Type of children to count.

string `$name`

  Name of children to count.

## Return value

`int` - number of children found

## Throws

Table 31-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error code | Error value | Meaning | Solution
--- | --- | --- | ---
| "" |  |

## Note

This function can not be called statically.

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