# COUNT\_VALUES

Returns the number of non-null items in a given array.

## Syntax

```
COUNT_VALUES(input)
```

## Arguments

| Name | Type | Description | Default Value |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| input | any | The input array |  |

## Returns

The number of non-null items in the input array. If the input is a primitive value, **0** will be returned if null, and otherwise **1 1** will be returned.

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## Examples

| input | Output |
| --- | --- |
| null::string | 0 |
| array["a", "b", "c"] | 3 |
| array[1, 2, 3, 4] | 4 |