# Get Total Column Count

This is pre-built Action located under the Table/Grid captured from the AUT Element Name,  instructs Avo Assure to fetch the total column count present in grid, and save the result in the dynamic variable.

{% hint style="warning" %}
***Note: User should pass Visible as command in input value to find the hidden elements.*** 

* For Grid, total column count should give value of visible column count.
* For visible column it will pass if column is displayed.
* For invisible column, it will fail if column is not displayed,
* get row/column with text, should give the column/row value based on visibility of the number of columns are visible in the grid.
  \
  Some examples for hidden elements
  \
  It will affect all the grid keywords where we have column dependency
  {% endhint %}

### Syntax                                             

**Input Value:** `<header/body>(optional);<left/right>(optional)`&#x20;

<table><thead><tr><th>Argument</th><th>Description</th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>&#x3C;header/body></p><p>(optional)</p></td><td><strong>&#x3C;header/body></strong><br>This part specifies the section of the table where the column count should be taken.<br>1. <strong>header</strong> → Count columns in the table header <strong>(header;left/right)</strong><br>2. <strong>body</strong> → Count columns in the table body<br><strong>(body;left/right)</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#x3C;left/right></p><p>(optional)</p></td><td>Specifies whether to count columns only in the left-fixed or right-fixed section of the table.<br>1. <strong>left</strong> → Counts only the columns fixed on the left side.<br>2. <strong>right</strong> → Counts only the columns fixed on the right side.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Input - N/A</td><td>If input is not specified it will count all visible columns from the grid or table.</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

**Output Value:**&#x20;

<table><thead><tr><th>Argument</th><th>Description</th><th data-hidden></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>&#x3C;Dynamic Variable><br>(Optional)</td><td>This variable stores the Column count of grid or table</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>&#x3C;Dynamic Variable><br>(Optional)</td><td>This variable holds the results in <strong>True</strong> and <strong>False</strong></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

**Example** **1**

**Retrieve and Store Column Count from a Specific Grid Section**

The **Get Total Column Count** action takes an input value in the format **(header;left)** returns the number of columns in the specified section of the grid, stores the result in the **{TotalColumnCount}** variable, and stores the execution status in the **{Status}** variable.

* **True** – if the count is retrieved successfully
* **False** – if the action fails or an error occurs

<figure><img src="/files/WW5R7x6cz7JyTAmpZkMx" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Example 2**

**Get the total number of columns from the table (Input value - N/A)**\
The **Get Total Column Count** action retrieves the total number of columns present in the set table. The result is stored in the **{TotalColumnCount}** variable, and the action status is saved in the **{Status}** variable with the following possible values:

* **True** – if the count is retrieved successfully
* **False** – if the action fails or an error occurs

<figure><img src="/files/UpINfsFFm3cTkerBGwFj" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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