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String.paragraphCount()


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String.paragraphCount()

String.paragraphCount

returns the Number of paragraphs in a string; empty paragraphs are ignored. Thus, $Text.paragraphCount is the number of paragraphs in the text of the currently selected note.

$MyNumber = $Text.paragraphCount; 

sets $MyNumber to the number of discrete paragraphs within $Text.