# ParticleSystem:getCount

Available since LÖVE 0.9.0
It has been renamed from ParticleSystem:count.

Gets the number of particles that are currently in the system.

## Function

### Synopsis

    count = ParticleSystem:getCount( )

### Arguments

None.

### Returns

`number count`
  The current number of live particles.

## See Also

- ParticleSystem
- ParticleSystem:getBufferSize

##

Category:

- Functions