``++sizeof()++`` is an alias of ``++count()++`` so the two offer the same results, but ``++sizeof()++`` has a different meaning in other languages and may confuse developers who are new to PHP.


== Noncompliant Code Example

[source,php]
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$fruit=("apple","pear","raspberry","gooseberry","red currant");
echo sizeof($fruit);  // Noncompliant
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== Compliant Solution

[source,php]
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$fruit=("apple","pear","raspberry","gooseberry","red currant");
echo count($fruit);
----



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