SQL Server COUNT() Function
Example
Return the number of products in the "Products" table:
SELECT COUNT(ProductID) AS NumberOfProducts FROM Products;
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Definition and Usage
The COUNT() function returns the number of records returned by a select query.
Note: NULL values are not counted.
Syntax
  COUNT(expression)
Parameter Values
| Parameter | Description | 
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| expression | Required. A field or a string value | 
Technical Details
| Works in: | SQL Server (starting with 2008), Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse | 
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