# FileLineCount (String filePath)

| **Name**    | ***FileLineCount***                                 |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | FileLineCount (String filePath)                     |
| Purpose     | To return the number of lines in a file.            |
| Description | Returns the number of lines in a specified file.    |
| Return Type | Int64                                               |
| Parameter   | filePath \[System.String] – Path of the source file |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(127\).png)

**Example**

In this example, we are passing the required parameters to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*filePath* = *C:\Users\Kanwal.Azim\OneDrive - Astera Software\Desktop\Documentation Projects\Functions Documentation\Files\FileLineCount\Test.txt*

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(128\).png)

Right-click on the function transformation object and select *Preview Output.* You can see that Astera Data Stack has returned the number of lines in the specified file, as evident below:

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(128\).png)

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/3%20\(28\).png)