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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003eReturns the number of elements (features) within a given FeatureCollection.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe method is called using \u003ccode\u003esize()\u003c/code\u003e on a FeatureCollection and returns an Integer value.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUsage examples are provided in JavaScript and Python demonstrating how to retrieve the size of a FeatureCollection.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The `size()` method calculates the number of elements within a `FeatureCollection`. It takes the collection as input and returns an integer representing the total count. For instance, when applied to a `FeatureCollection` of power plants in Belgium, `fc.size()` returns the number of power plants. Examples provided demonstrate its usage in both JavaScript and Python environments, showcasing how to retrieve and print the collection's size.\n"],null,["Returns the number of elements in the collection.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|----------------------------|---------|\n| FeatureCollection.size`()` | Integer |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|\n| this: `collection` | FeatureCollection | The collection to count. |\n\nExamples\n\nCode Editor (JavaScript) \n\n```javascript\n// FeatureCollection of power plants in Belgium.\nvar fc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants')\n .filter('country_lg == \"Belgium\"');\n\nprint('Number of power plants in Belgium', fc.size());\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\nColab (Python) \n\n```python\n# FeatureCollection of power plants in Belgium.\nfc = ee.FeatureCollection('WRI/GPPD/power_plants').filter(\n 'country_lg == \"Belgium\"')\n\nprint('Number of power plants in Belgium:', fc.size().getInfo())\n```"]]