---
title: count
framework: mediaplayer
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: mediaplayer/mpmediaitemcollection/count
---

# count

The number of media items in a collection.

## Declaration

```swift
var count: Int { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion In some cases, using this property is more efficient than fetching the items array and asking for the count.

## See Also

### Using a media item collection

- [items](mediaplayer/mpmediaitemcollection/items.md)
- [representativeItem](mediaplayer/mpmediaitemcollection/representativeitem.md)
- [mediaTypes](mediaplayer/mpmediaitemcollection/mediatypes.md)