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**ITEMS(** //symbol// )

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| **ITEMS** | Returns the number of instances contained by the //symbol//. |
| //symbol// | A multi-valued symbol. |

The **ITEMS** procedure returns the number of instances contained by the //symbol//.

**Return Data Type:**     LONG

**Example:**

**#DELETE(%Control,****ITEMS****(%Control))  #!Delete last instance**

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