countif() (aggregation function)
Applies to: ✅ Azure Data Explorer ✅ Azure Monitor ✅ Microsoft Sentinel
Counts the rows in which predicate evaluates to true
.
Null values are ignored and don't factor into the calculation.
Note
This function is used in conjunction with the summarize operator.
Syntax
countif
(
predicate)
Learn more about syntax conventions.
Parameters
Name | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
predicate | string |
✔️ | The expression used for aggregation calculation. The value can be any scalar expression with a return type of bool. |
Returns
Returns a count of rows in which predicate evaluates to true
.
Examples
Count storms by state
This example shows the number of storms with damage to crops by state.
StormEvents
| summarize TotalCount=count(),TotalWithDamage=countif(DamageCrops >0) by State
The results table shown includes only the first 10 rows.
State | TotalCount | TotalWithDamage |
---|---|---|
TEXAS | 4701 | 72 |
KANSAS | 3166 | 70 |
IOWA | 2337 | 359 |
ILLINOIS | 2022 | 35 |
MISSOURI | 2016 | 78 |
GEORGIA | 1983 | 17 |
MINNESOTA | 1881 | 37 |
WISCONSIN | 1850 | 75 |
NEBRASKA | 1766 | 201 |
NEW YORK | 1750 | 1 |
... | ... | ... |
Count based on string length
This example shows the number of names with more than 4 letters.
let T = datatable(name:string, day_of_birth:long)
[
"John", 9,
"Paul", 18,
"George", 25,
"Ringo", 7
];
T
| summarize countif(strlen(name) > 4)
Output
countif_ |
---|
2 |
Related content
count() function, which counts rows without predicate expression.