GetCount

int
CIBlockSection::GetCount(
 array arFilter = Array()
);

Returns the number of sections that satisfy the filter conditions.

Parameter	Description
arFilter	An array of the format Array("filter field"=>"value" [, ...]) The filter field can be the following: ACTIVE - by the active state (Y\|N); GLOBAL_ACTIVE - by the active state with respect to those of parent sections (Y\|N); NAME - by name (wildcards [%_] allowed); CODE - by the mnemonic code (wildcards [%_] allowed); EXTERNAL_ID - by the external ID (wildcards [%_] allowed); SECTION_ID - by the parent section ID; DEPTH_LEVEL - by the nesting level; LEFT_BORDER, RIGHT_BORDER - by left and right margins (fields LEFT_MARGIN and RIGHT_MARGIN); ID - by the section ID; IBLOCK_ID - by the ID of the parent information block; IBLOCK_ACTIVE - by the parent information block active state; IBLOCK_NAME - by the information block name (wildcards [%_] allowed); IBLOCK_TYPE - by the information block type; IBLOCK_CODE - by the information block mnemonic code (wildcards [%_] allowed); IBLOCK_EXTERNAL_ID - by the information block external code (wildcards [%_] allowed); All the filter fields may have the following conditions before the name: "!" - not equal; "<" - less than; "<=" - less than or equal; ">" - more than; ">=" - more than or equal. The "filter values" are a single value or an array. The default parameter value is an empty array.

Parameter

Description

arFilter

An array of the format Array("filter field"=>"value" [, ...])
The filter field can be the following:

ACTIVE - by the active state (Y|N);
GLOBAL_ACTIVE - by the active state with respect to those of parent sections (Y|N);
NAME - by name (wildcards [%_] allowed);
CODE - by the mnemonic code (wildcards [%_] allowed);
EXTERNAL_ID - by the external ID (wildcards [%_] allowed);
SECTION_ID - by the parent section ID;
DEPTH_LEVEL - by the nesting level;
LEFT_BORDER, RIGHT_BORDER - by left and right margins (fields LEFT_MARGIN and RIGHT_MARGIN);
ID - by the section ID;
IBLOCK_ID - by the ID of the parent information block;
IBLOCK_ACTIVE - by the parent information block active state;
IBLOCK_NAME - by the information block name (wildcards [%_] allowed);
IBLOCK_TYPE - by the information block type;
IBLOCK_CODE - by the information block mnemonic code (wildcards [%_] allowed);
IBLOCK_EXTERNAL_ID - by the information block external code (wildcards [%_] allowed);

All the filter fields may have the following conditions before the name:

The "filter values" are a single value or an array.

The default parameter value is an empty array.

Number of sections.

<?
    $arFilter = Array(
        "IBLOCK_ID"=>$IBLOCK_ID,
        "SECTION_ID"=>$f_ID
        );

    echo CIBlockSection::GetCount($arFilter);
?>