From 910d8620519d777ab45bdad5fb6dc9f05c6b2869 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: admin <devnull@localhost>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 02:09:05 +0000
Subject:

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 user_guide/database/helpers.html | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'user_guide/database/helpers.html')

diff --git a/user_guide/database/helpers.html b/user_guide/database/helpers.html
index 1d1fb37ad..8302fe6ee 100644
--- a/user_guide/database/helpers.html
+++ b/user_guide/database/helpers.html
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ Query Helpers
 correct number of affected rows.  By default this hack is enabled but it can be turned off in the database driver file.</p>
 
 
+<h2>$this->db->count_all();</h2>
+<p>Permits you to determine the number of rows in a particular table.  Submit the table name in the first parameter. Example:</p>
+<code>echo $this->db->count_all('<var>my_table</var>');<br />
+<br />
+// Produces an integer, like 25
+</code>
+
+
 <h2>$this->db->platform()</h2>
 <p>Outputs the database platform you are running (MySQL, MS SQL, Postgre, etc...):</p>
 <code>echo $this->db->platform();</code>
@@ -86,7 +94,6 @@ correct number of affected rows.  By default this hack is enabled but it can be
 <code>echo $this->db->version();</code>
 
 
-
 <h2>$this->db->last_query();</h2>
 <p>Returns the last query that was run (the query string, not the result).  Example:</p>
 
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