(PHP 5 >= 5.1.0)
Countable::count — Count elements of an object
$mode = COUNT_NORMAL
  ] )This method is executed when using the count() function on an object implementing Countable.
mode
       The optional mode parameter will be set to
       COUNT_NORMAL or COUNT_RECURSIVE, depending 
       on what value was passed to the second parameter of count().
       This is particularly useful for counting all the elements of
       a multidimensional array/Countable combination.
      
| Version | Beschreibung | 
|---|---|
| 5.6 | The optional modeparameter was added. | 
Beispiel #1 Countable::count() example
<?php
class myCounter implements Countable {
    private $count = 0;
    public function count() {
        return ++$this->count;
    }
}
$counter = new myCounter;
for($i=0; $i<10; ++$i) {
    echo "I have been count()ed " . count($counter) . " times\n";
}
?>
Das oben gezeigte Beispiel erzeugt eine ähnliche Ausgabe wie:
I have been count()ed 1 times I have been count()ed 2 times I have been count()ed 3 times I have been count()ed 4 times I have been count()ed 5 times I have been count()ed 6 times I have been count()ed 7 times I have been count()ed 8 times I have been count()ed 9 times I have been count()ed 10 times