# Count

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  "description": "Counts the number of records in the pipe.",
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```
```java
public GearsBuilder<java.lang.Integer> count()
```

Counts the number of records in the pipe and returns the total as a single record.

## Parameters
 
None

## Returns

Returns a GearsBuilder object with a new template type of `Integer`.

## Example

```java
GearsBuilder.CreateGearsBuilder(reader).count();
```