Counts instances of a specified value in a list. The search is case-sensitive.

The number of instances of value in the list.

List functions, String functions

ListValueCount(list, value [, delimiters ])

ListValueCountNoCase; "Lists" in Chapter 3, "Using ColdFusion Variables," in ColdFusion MX Developer's Guide

<cfquery name = "SearchByDepartment" datasource = "cfdocexamples">
SELECT    Department
FROM    Employees
</cfquery>
<h3>ListValueCount Example</h3>
<p>This example uses ListValueCount to count employees in a department.

<form action = "listvaluecount.cfm">
<p>Select a department:</p>
   <select name = "departmentName">
         <option value = "Accounting">
            Accounting
         </OPTION>   
         <option value = "Administration">
            Administration
         </OPTION>   
         <option value = "Engineering">
            Engineering
         </OPTION>   
         <option value = "Sales">
            Sales
         </OPTION>                     
   </select>
<input type = "Submit" name = "Submit" value = "Search Employee List">
</form>

<!--- wait to have a string for searching defined --->
<cfif IsDefined("FORM.Submit") and IsDefined("FORM.departmentName")>
   <cfset myList = ValueList(SearchByDepartment.Department)>
   <cfset numberInDepartment = ListValueCount(myList, FORM.departmentName)> 
       
   <cfif numberInDepartment is 0>
      <h3>There are no employees in <cfoutput>#FORM.departmentName#</cfoutput></
h3>
   <cfelseIf numberInDepartment is 1>
      <cfoutput>      <p>There is only one person in #FORM.departmentName#.
      </cfoutput>
   <cfelse>
      <cfoutput>      <p>There are #numberInDepartment# people in 
#FORM.departmentName#.
      </cfoutput>
   </cfif>
</cfif>