# GetFindCount (Int64)

| **Name**    | ***GetFindCount***                                                                                                                                 |
| ----------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | GetFindCount (String lookFor, String lookIn)                                                                                                       |
| Purpose     | To search and return an integer value indicating the number of occurrences of the specified lookFor string in the specified lookIn string.         |
| Description | Returns an integer representing the number of occurrences of lookFor in lookIn                                                                     |
| Return Type | Int64                                                                                                                                              |
| Parameters  | <p>lookFor \[System.String] – String to search for</p><p>lookIn \[System.String] – String to search in</p><p>isCaseSensitive \[System.Boolean]</p> |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(60\).png)

**Example**

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

Where,

*lookFor* = a

*lookIn* = AbcdabABCabcdeA

*isCaseSensitive* = False

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(61\).png)

Right-click on the function transformation object and select *Preview Output.* You can see that Astera Data Stack has returned the integer value “5”, indicating that the *lookFor* value, “a”, occurs 5 times within the *lookIn* value.

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(61\).png)