# Counting nodes from XML

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**Created:** [June 27, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counting-nodes-from-xml/192302 "2006-06-27T17:32:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![saevik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@saevik](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/saevik)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2006, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/counting-nodes-from-xml/192302/1 "2006-06-27T17:32:10Z")

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Hi,

Let’s say I have a XML file with three types of nodes; type1, type2 and type3.  
How do I count the number of nodes named type1?

Thanks :cons: