---
id: xml-count
name: Xml.count
category: xml
kind: namespace-method
tokens: Xml.count
sig: Xml.count(node, tag: string) -> int
tip: How many children have a given tag.
order: 11
ns: Xml
member: count
---

Returns how many direct children of <code>node</code> are named <code>tag</code> — e.g. the number of <code>&lt;layer&gt;</code> elements in a map.