# GetCardinal method

Retrieves the number of distinct values in a field.

## Returns

| Name | Description | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qReturn | <cardinal value> | Integer |

## See also

[Get the number of distinct values of a field](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2025/csh/engineapi/get-number-distinct-values-field)